Tenth Avenue (film)
1928 film by William C. deMille
Tenth Avenue, also known as Hell's Kitchen, is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Phyllis Haver, Victor Varconi and Joseph Schildkraut.
Cast
Phyllis Haver as Lyla Mason
Victor Varconi as Bob Peters
Joseph Schildkraut as Joe Ross
Louis Natheaux as Fink
Robert Edeson as Detective Ed Burton
Ethel Wales as Ma Mason
Casson Ferguson as Curley
Ernie Adams as Benny
Preservation
With no holdings located in archives, Tenth Avenue is considered a lost film.
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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