Vintage original 8x10 in. US single-weight glossy photograph from the 1920's underworld-themed silent film drama, THE PEOPLE VS. NANCY PRESTON, released in 1925 by Producers Distributing Corp. and directed by Tom Forman. Based upon the novel by John A. Morocco, after his release from Sing Sing, Bill Preston is unable to go straight as he is constantly hounded by "Gloomy Gus," an operative of the Tierney Detective Agency. Bill is killed during a bank robbery, and his wife Nancy and son Bubsy are taken into the protection of Mike Horgan, Bill's friend from Sing Sing who had studied medicine part-time. Eluding "Gloomy Gus," Mike obtains a job in a factory but is arrested and sent to jail for robbery; Nancy, a former underworld character known as "Straw Nancy," is also arrested but is freed. Falsely accused of the murder of Pasquale, a fence for cheap crooks who tried to abuse her, she escapes. She is joined by Mike when he breaks out of prison. They go to a small town, and there Mike begins to practice medicine under his real name, Stafford. Tierney discovers the pair but falls ill and is nursed back to health by Mike and Nancy. When "Gloomy Gus" arrives with a warrant, he experiences a change of heart and proves Nancy's innocence. The image depicts an interior close shot of Mike Horgan (John Bowers) as he tries to comfort Nancy Preston (Marguerite De La Motte). It is in near-fine condition with crease of varying sizes in the in the top border and just above Bowers' head; random signs of wear in the borders; a 2.5 in. horizontal crease on the bottom of De La Motte's left arm; and a few small creases in the image area from handling over time. There are no pinholes, tears, stains, writing, or other flaws. John A. Morosco's novel was also the basis of the 1920 Jesse D. Hampton silent film production, Dice of Destiny, directed by Henry King and starring H. B. Warner and Lillian Rich.