A silent heist where the real mystery is why nobody's heard of it.
$30,000 is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Fritzi Brunette and Carl Stockdale.
Practical Effects
Genuine 1920s cardroom atmosphere—no faking the era here.
Acting
Kerrigan's expressive face does all the talking, literally.
Director
Ernest C. Warde
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
J. Warren Kerrigan was a huge silent star who mysteriously walked away from Hollywood in 1924, making his films increasingly rare.
This captures post-WWI America's obsession with get-rich-quick schemes and the moral panic around gambling dens.
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