Framed (1930)

IMDb plot summary: Woman swears revenge against an Inspector who was responsible for her father's death.

Directed by George Archainbaud. Starring Evelyn Brent, Regis Toomey, and Ralf Harolde.

Framed is a 1930 melodrama about a woman whose father is killed by the police, and she determines in her heart to get revenge. Years later, she works at a casino that is frequented by the police chief's son, and she sees him as the perfect opportunity to get that revenge. Ruth, our main character, is the most interesting driving force here. There are mafia side plots going on all over the place, but that falls to the side in light of Ruth's primary goals here. Her story is compelling and Evelyn Brent does a marvelous job playing her and giving her lots of depth. Aside from that and her, though, the rest is just okay. There isn't a lot to point to in terms of filmmaking -- it's all just told very straightforwardly and simply. It's not bad, and our main character is definitely enough to recommend it, but it's not one of the movies in my 1930 project I'm likely to have very strong memories of when I look back at the end of it.

How it entered my Flickchart:

Framed < Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Framed > How to Deal

Framed > Choke

Framed > Heat

Framed < The Savages

Framed > A Foreign Affair

Framed > The Paperboy

Framed < Stagecoach

Framed < Air Force One

Framed < De-Lovely

Framed > Blade

Framed < Waxwork

Final spot: #1942 out of 3607, or 46%.