Silk Hat Kid

Eddie Howard, a fast-thinking, two-fisted bodyguard, is hired by nightclub-owner Tim Martin to protect him from chiseling gangsters operating an extortion-racket. But Eddie meets and falls in love with Laura Grant, Tim's sweetheart, and complications quickly arise.

Cast

Lew Ayres

as Eddie Howard

Mae Clarke

as Laura Grant

Paul Kelly

as Tim Martin

Warren Hymer

as Misty

Ralf Harolde

as Lefty Phillips

John Qualen

as Mr. Fossbender

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