Tenderloin (1928) Online
Rose Shannon, a dancing girl at "Kelly's," in the 'Tenderloin' district of New York City, worships at a distance Chuck White, a younger member of the gang that uses the place as their hangout. Chuck's interest in her is only just as another toy to play with. Rose is unknowingly placed in a position in which she is implicated in a crime which she knows nothing about. The police pick her up, and the gang sends Chuck to take care of her in the event she may know or disclose something that will implicate the gang.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Dolores Costello | - | Rose Shannon |
 | Conrad Nagel | - | Chuck White |
 | Mitchell Lewis | - | The Professor |
 | Dan Wolheim | - | 'Lefty' |
 | John Miljan | - | Bank Teller |
 | George E. Stone | - | Sparrow (as Georgie Stone) |
| Pat Hartigan | - | 'The Mug' |
 | Fred Kelsey | - | Detective Simpson |
 | G. Raymond Nye | - | Cowles |
 | Evelyn Pierce | - | Bobbie |
 | Dorothy Vernon | - | Aunt Molly |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Beth Nagel |
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A part-talkie, this film contained 15 minutes of spoken dialog. Warner Brothers promoted it as the first film in which actors actually spoke their roles.
Following Jazzi laulja (1927), the second Vitaphone feature to have talking sequences.
The film premiered in New York along with a series of Vitaphone short subjects that included _Cugat and his Gigolos (1928)_ . The feature itself was met with derisive laughter resulting from the stilted dialogue.
Vitaphone production reels #2501-2509
The short subjects A Spanish Ensemble (1928), Stories in Song (1928), Quartette from 'Rigoletto' (1927) played before this film in many venues during its initial release.