Powder My Back

"Blamed as cradle-snatcher --she corrals Santa Claus."

1928 1h 10m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Rex Hale, a reform mayor, closes the musical comedy "Powder My Back" because he feels that it is immoral. Indignant, Fritzi Foy, star of the comedy, determines to revenge herself on Hale. Gaining entrance to his home by pretending to be injured in an automobile accident, Fritzi has Claude, her press agent, masquerade as a doctor and advise that she should not be disturbed until she has completely recovered. Hale is enraged, but his son, Jack, falls in love with Fritzi though he is already engaged to Ruth Stevens, an attractive flapper. When she sees that her plan has caused unhappiness for an innocent person, Fritzi dissuades Jack, who returns to his old sweetheart; she ends up with the mayor.

“Blamed as cradle-snatcher --she corrals Santa Claus.”

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Cast

Irene Rich
Fritzi Foy
Audrey Ferris
Ruth Stevens
George Beranger
Claude
Anders Randolf
Rex Hale
Carroll Nye
Jack Hale

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roy Del Ruth
Writers: Robert Lord, Jerome Kingston, Joseph Jackson
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roy Del Ruth, shot by Frank Kesson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Irene Rich and Audrey Ferris and George Beranger carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Blamed as cradle-snatcher --she corrals Santa Claus.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0019287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roy Del Ruth directs. Frank Kesson behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
298 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Roy Del Ruth, shot by Frank Kesson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Irene Rich and Audrey Ferris and George Beranger carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Blamed as cradle-snatcher --she corrals Santa Claus.".
7IMDB entry: tt0019287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.