Skyline(1931)
50 STORIES ABOVE THE STREET. Love and Hate battling it out on bare steel girders!
Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel, East Side, West Side by Felix Riesenberg. It was produced and released by Fox Film Corporation.
Movie: Skyline
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gordon A. McClellan
John Breen
Katherine Kearny
Paula Lambert
Captain Breen
Judge West
Gerry Gaige
Mrs. Kearny
Rose Breen
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