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The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
70 min | Drama

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The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)

70 min | Drama

After his release from Sing Sing, Bill Preston is unable to go straight as he is constantly hounded by "Gloomy Gus," an operative of the Tierney Detective Agency. Bill is killed during a bank robbery, and his wife Nancy and son Bubsy are ...See moreAfter his release from Sing Sing, Bill Preston is unable to go straight as he is constantly hounded by "Gloomy Gus," an operative of the Tierney Detective Agency. Bill is killed during a bank robbery, and his wife Nancy and son Bubsy are taken into the protection of Mike Horgan, Bill's friend from Sing Sing who had studied medicine part-time. Eluding "Gloomy Gus," Mike obtains a job in a factory but is arrested and sent to jail for robbery; Nancy, a former underworld character known as "Straw Nancy," is also arrested but is freed. Falsely accused of the murder of Pasquale, a fence for cheap crooks who tried to abuse her, she escapes. She is joined by Mike when he breaks out of prison. They go to a small town, and there Mike begins to practice medicine under his real name, Stafford. Tierney discovers the pair but falls ill and is nursed back to health by Mike and Nancy. When "Gloomy Gus" arrives with a warrant, he experiences a change of heart and proves Nancy's innocence. Mike and Nancy then marry. Written by AFI See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Marguerite De La Motte Nancy Preston Nancy Preston See fewer	The Mark of Zorro (1920)
John Bowers Mike Horgan Mike Horgan See fewer	Lorna Doone (1922)
Frankie Darro Bubsy Bubsy See fewer	Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
David Butler Bill Preston Bill Preston See fewer	You'll Find Out (1940)
William V. Mong Pasquale Pasquale See fewer	Fighting Joe (1916)
Alphonse Ethier Tierney (as Alphonz Ethier) Tierney (as Alphonz Ethier) See fewer	Baby Face (1933)
Edgar Kennedy Gloomy Gus (as Ed Kennedy) Gloomy Gus (as Ed Kennedy) See fewer	Duck Soup (1933)
Gertrude Short Agnes Agnes See fewer	Love Birds (1934)
Ray Gallagher Texas Darcy Texas Darcy See fewer	The Prisoner's Story (1912)
Jackie Saunders Hazy Mazie Hazy Mazie See fewer	Puppets of Fate (1921)
Mary Gordon Mrs. Tifft Mrs. Tifft See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)