The Ruling Voice

Sep 10, 1931

1h 16m

★ 6.0

MIGHTY! POWERFUL! RULER OF MEN. A Voice in the Dark. Who?

Overview

A mob boss has a change of heart when his daughter convinces him to move on from crime.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Jack Bannister

Walter Huston

Gloria Bannister

Loretta Young

Abner Sneed

Dudley Digges

Dick Cheney

David Manners

Mary Stanton

Doris Kenyon

Dexter Burroughs

John Halliday

Malcom's Nurse (uncredited)

Nora Cecil

Board Member (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Board Member (uncredited)

Nat Pendleton

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