The Night Patrol

{{short description|1926 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name =The Night Patrol | image = The Night Patrol (1926, lobby card).jpg | caption = | director = Noel M. Smith | producer = Richard Talmadge | writer = Frank Howard Clark | narrator = | starring = {{ubl|Richard Talmadge|Rose Blossom|Mary Carr}} | music = | cinematography = {{ubl|Charles Lang|Jack Stevens}} | editing = Doane Harrison | studio = {{ubl|Carlos Productions|Truart Film Corporation}} | distributor = Film Booking Offices of America | released = {{Film date|1926|03|14}} | runtime = 60 minutes | country = United States | language = {{ubl|Silent|English intertitles}} | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Night Patrol''''' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Rose Blossom, and Mary Carr.<ref>Walker p. 580</ref>

==Plot== As described in a film magazine review,<ref>{{Citation |last=Pardy |first=George T. |author-link= |title=Pre-Release Review of Features: ''The Night Patrol'' |journal=Motion Picture News |volume=33 |issue=12 |pages=1306 |date=20 March 1926 |publisher=Motion Picture News, Inc. |location=New York City, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/motionnews33moti/page/n273/mode/1up |access-date=9 April 2023}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> Tom Collins, a Los Angeles policeman, in love with Louise Hollister, is compelled to arrest her brother Roy on a charge of killing police officer Britt. Louise turns against him. At his trial Roy is condemned to death for the killing. Tom runs down the actual guilty man and frustrates an attempt to rob banker John Pendleton's home. A storm breaks down telegraphic communication, and Tom makes a desperate ride to save Roy on the eve of his scheduled execution. He succeeds, and is promoted and wins back the affection of Louise.

==Cast== * Richard Talmadge as Tom Collins * Rose Blossom as Louise Hollister * Mary Carr as Mrs. Collins * Gardner James as Roy Hollister * Josef Swickard as John Pendleton * Grace Darmond as Goldie Ferguson * Victor Dillingham as Chuck Wolcott * Arthur Conrad (actor) as Terry the Rat

==References== {{reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Brent E. Walker. ''Mack Sennett’s Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel''. McFarland, 2013. {{ISBN|978-0786477111}}

==External links== {{commons category|The Night Patrol}} * {{IMDb title|0017207}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Night Patrol}} Category:1926 films Category:1926 crime films Category:American silent feature films Category:English-language crime films Category:Films directed by Noel M. Smith Category:American black-and-white films Category:Film Booking Offices of America films Category:Films set in Los Angeles Category:1926 English-language films Category:1926 American films Category:American silent crime films