Tearing Through

Tearing Through is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Richard Talmadge, Kathryn McGuire, and Herbert Prior.^[1][2] It was released in Britain in 1926 by Ideal Films. The film originally had the title "Yellow Faces".^[3]

Tearing Through
Lobby card with McGuire and Talmadge
Directed by	Arthur Rosson
Written by	Frederick Stowers
Starring	Richard Talmadge Kathryn McGuire Herbert Prior
Cinematography	William Marshall
Production companies	Richard Talmadge Productions Truart Film Corporation
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	April 12, 1925 (1925-04-12)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] Richard Jones, assistant to the district attorney, volunteers to round up a ring of drug peddlers. He finds his rival for the hand of Constance Madison is in charge of the hop joint. He rescues Constance from the clutches of his rival and brings the peddlers in. He then learns that the District Attorney is involved in the hop ring. He becomes the new district attorney and also Constance's husband.

Cast

• Richard Talmadge as Richard Jones
• Kathryn McGuire as Constance Madison
• Herbert Prior as District Attorney
• Frank Elliott as Mr. Greer
• Arthur Rankin as Bob Madison
• Marcella Daly as Polly
• Dave Morris as Chester

References

1. Connelly p. 418
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Tearing Through at silentera.com
3. "Changes in titles". Photoplay. June 1925. p. 134. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
4. "New Pictures: Tearing Through", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (9): 129, 23 May 1925, retrieved 7 March 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

• Robert B. Connelly. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.

External links

 

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