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The Mighty

The Mighty

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 16, 1929

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Action, Drama, Crime, War

User Score

50%

Original Title

The Mighty

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

John Cromwell

Description

In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their beloved son had died in his arms during a battle. The major then falls in love with the late soldier's sister and decides to accept a position in town as the new police commissioner.