The Gay Retreat is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Gene Cameron, Betty Francisco, Judy King, Sammy Cohen, Jerry Madden, and Holmes Herbert. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on September 25, 1927.[1][2][3]
| The Gay Retreat | |
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| Directed by | Benjamin Stoloff |
| Written by | Eddie Moran (adaptation) (as Edward Moran) Murray Roth (adaptation) J. Walter Ruben |
| Story by | William M. Conselman Edward Marshall |
| Starring | Gene Cameron Betty Francisco Judy King Sammy Cohen Jerry Madden Holmes Herbert |
| Cinematography | Sidney Wagner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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It was originally to be titled A.W.O.L..[4]
Cast
edit- Gene Cameron as Richard Wright
- Betty Francisco as Betty Burnett
- Judy King as Joan Moret
- Sammy Cohen as Sam Nosenbloom
- Jerry Madden as Jerry (as Jerry the Giant)
- Holmes Herbert as Charles Wright
- Ted McNamara as Ted McHiggins
- Charles Gorman as Edward Fulton
- Pal the Dog as Pal
Preservation
editA print of the film survives at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The Gay Retreat". afi.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "The Gay Retreat". AllMovie. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "The Gay Retreat". TCM.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. 1927.
- ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Gay Retreat
External links
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- The Gay Retreat at IMDb
- Lobby card at gettyimages.com
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