The Cop | |
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Directed by | Donald Crisp |
Written by | Elliott J. Clawson Tay Garnett John W. Krafft |
Produced by | Ralph Block |
Starring | William Boyd |
Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
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Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Cop is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Due to the public apathy towards silent films, a sound version was also prepared. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).[1] Prints of the film exist in several film archives including the Library of Congress.[2][3][4]