A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	Colleen Moore (right). Photograph: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Colleen Moore [Betty], Antonio Moreno [Donald], Edythe Chapman [Mrs. Fairfax], Kathryn McGuire [Margery], Gertrude Howard [Cassie], Gertrude Astor [Sheila], Raymond Turner [Sam], Montague Love [Brandy], Ben Hendricks Jr. [Frank], Phil Sleeman [Tony], Jack Byron [Tony’s henchman], Fred Warren [Frank’s gang member], Jay Eaton [Frank’s gang member], Stanley Blystone [Frank’s gang member], Art Rowlands [Frank’s gang member], Dick Gordon [Frank’s gang member], Julianne Johnston [Frank’s gang member], Hazel Howell [Frank’s gang member]

John McCormick Productions production; distibuted by First National Pictures, Incorporated [A William A. Seiter Production; A First National Picture]. / Continuity (scenario) by Tom J. Geraghty, from the play Synthetic Sin by Frederick Hatton and Fanny Hatton. Song “Betty” by Nathaniel Shilkret (music) and Harold Christy (lyrics). Cinematography by Sidney Hickox. Film editors, Terry Morse and Al Hall. Intertitles written by Tom Reed. Presented by John McCormick. / © 11 December 1928 by First National Pictures, Incorporated [LP25913]. Released 6 January 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronized sound system. / The film was also released in a silent version at 6724 feet. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of Warner Brothers Classics; (the film may exist in an Italian film archive, possibly missing sound elements).

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: USA: New York (New York), Virginia

Listing updated: 2 October 2024.

References: Drew-Speaking p. 282 : Website-AFI.