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A crime boss's daughter stages the ultimate intervention — 1931 style.
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IMDb
60

The Ruling Voice (1931)

pre-code grittalkie swaggerfather-daughter tension

Overview

DramaRomanceCrime

A mob boss has a change of heart when his daughter convinces him to move on from crime.

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Content warning
shipcrime bosspre-codesocialitetrain wrecktutorprotection racket

Standout Aspects

Acting

Walter Huston's voice carries entire scenes.

Production

Train wreck set piece still impresses.

Best for:Solo: Late night pre-code rabbit hole.·Rewatch: Spot the Huston Young chemistry.
Heads up:Violence: Protection racket threats, off-screen killing.
Rowland V. Lee

Director

Rowland V. Lee

ReleasedSep 10, 1931
Runtime1h 16m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Warner Bros. Pictures
First National Pictures

Top Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Jack Bannister

Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Gloria Bannister

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Abner Sneed

David Manners

David Manners

Dick Cheney

Doris Kenyon

Doris Kenyon

Mary Stanton

John Halliday

John Halliday

Dexter Burroughs

Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Malcom's Nurse (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Board Member (uncredited)

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Board Member (uncredited)

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Trivia

Loretta Young was 18, Huston was 44 — their tension was real studio discomfort.

Cultural

Released months before the Production Code crackdown, this was as morally ambiguous as Hollywood got for 30 years.

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