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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Esther Ralston
Kitty O'Day
Neil Hamilton
Tod Gilbert
Arthur Hoyt
George Disbrow
Jocelyn Lee
Sharon Lee
El Brendel
'Speeding' Shapiro
Roscoe Karns
Benny Burnaway
Romaine Fielding
Zeno
Maude Truax
Aunt Ruby
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dorothy Arzner
- Writers
- Jack Lait
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dorothy Arzner directs. Louis D. Lighton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 299 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Louis D. Lighton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Esther Ralston and Neil Hamilton and Arthur Hoyt carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0018473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Louis D. Lighton
- Runtime
- 70 min · 1h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Dorothy Arzner
Key crew
- CinematographyAlfred Gilks
- EditorLouis D. Lighton
- ChoreographerMarion Morgan
- Assistant DirectorOtto Brower
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1927-07-27
