Square Crooks

Square Crooks is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Robert Armstrong, Johnny Mack Brown and Dorothy Dwan.^[1] The screenplay is based on the 1926 play Square Crooks by James P. Judge. The screenplay was rewritten and made as the sound film Baby Take a Bow in 1934.

Square Crooks
Directed by	Lewis Seiler
Written by	Malcolm Stuart Boylan Becky Gardiner James P. Judge (play)
Produced by	Philip Klein
Starring	Robert Armstrong Johnny Mack Brown Dorothy Dwan
Cinematography	Rudolph J. Bergquist
Edited by	Jack Dennis
Production company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	March 4, 1928 (1928-03-04)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Premise

After being released from jail, two former criminals attempt to go straight. They manages to land jobs as chauffeurs for a wealthy family, but a vindictive detective is not convinced they have given up crime and tries to arrest them for stealing jewels.

Cast

• Robert Armstrong as Eddie Ellison
• Johnny Mack Brown as Larry Scott
• Dorothy Dwan as Jane Brown
• Dorothy Appleby as Kay Ellison
• Eddie Sturgis as Mike Ross
• Clarence Burton as Harry Welsh
• Jackie Combs as Phillip Carson