Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Maurice Tourneur

Writers:

Paul Armstrong (play)
O. Henry (story)

Release Date:

22 February 1915 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Heist Movie | Bank Robbery | Businessman | Rescue | New Identity

Cast

Robert Warwick	...	Jimmy Valentine
Robert Cummings	...	Doyle
Alec B. Francis	...	Bill Avery
Frederick Truesdell	...	Lt.Governor Fay (as Fred Truesdell)
Ruth Shepley	...	Rose Fay
Johnny Hines	...	Red Joclyn (as John Hines)
D.J. Flanagan	...	Cotton (as David Flanagan)
Walter Craven	...	Handler
John Boone	...	Blinkey Davis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas Mott Osborne	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:50 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Peerless Studios, Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Peerless Productions

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Get Smart: Maxwell Smart, Alias Jimmy Ballantine (#2.5)" (1966)

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Robert Warwick (as Lee Randall aka "Jimmy Valentine") is a respected citizen by day, and a safecracker by night. His main adversary is lawman Robert Cummings (as Doyle), who wants to see Mr. Warwick in prison Sing-Sing. Ruth Shepley (as Rose Fay) is the woman who turns Warwick's head, and visa-versa. The situation changes several times over the course of the film; but, basically, Warwick wants to lead the straight life, as a banker family man - however, he is haunted by the past.

Director Maurice Tourneur makes this a visually exciting silent drama; many of the images are beautifully done. Warwick is remarkable in the lead role. Johnny Hines (as Red Joclyn) and Alec B. Francis (as Bill Avery) are also very good - the story livens up whenever they are on-screen with Warwick; the three are so good, you'll want them to pull a few more heists! However, there is no corresponding chemistry with Ms. Shepley; and, the children perform like wind-up dolls. "Alias Jimmy Valentine" is, unfortunately, not as exciting as it's production or direction. Still, it's quite an achievement for 1915.

******* Alias Jimmy Valentine (2/22/15) Maurice Tourneur ~ Robert Warwick, Johnny Hines, Alec B. Francis