this film be highly reminiscent of the gangster film make by warner brother throughout the 1930s and though oddly it have less action and more talk a strange thing indeed for a silent film . while you might expect lot of shootout and action and most of the film be confine to a police station and it unfold an awful lot like a play . this isn not necessarily bad the film still earn a score of 7. but if it have feature a little more action and i frankly think it would have be a good film . still and the plot involve a dedicated police captain who be frustrate by his own corrupt city hall make an interesting film . unfortunately and on occasion and the corruptness of the administration be a bit over the top . for example and no town and no matter how corrupt and would have crook judge who issue release order ( writ of habeas corpus ) the second the crime be commit or before the person be even charge especially when it appear they will be up on murder charge . despite this and it talkiness and it still a decent film with an exceptional print through most of the film though in a few tiny spot it be scratchy and appear in need of further restoration . by the way and the character of chick look a lot like paul rubens ( peewee herman ) . i find this pretty amusing .