Movie: Skyscraper

Top 7 Billed Cast

William Boyd
William Boyd

Blondy

Alan Hale
Alan Hale

Slim Strede

Sue Carol
Sue Carol

Sally

Alberta Vaughn
Alberta Vaughn

Jane

Wesley Barry
Wesley Barry

Redhead

Kusell's Dancing Debutantes
Kusell's Dancing Debutantes

Dancers

Paul Weigel
Paul Weigel

Redhead's father

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    Blondy and Swede are gruff best friends who build skyscrapers. Blondy gets sweet on a girl he saves from a falling beam, Sally, but when he is injured in an accident and temporarily crippled, he rejects her. Swede tries every desperate measure to get Blondy to fight back, to try to walk, even masquerading as stealing Sally away from him.

  • Release Date

    1928-04-08

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    STANDING IN THE HOOK

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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