Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928 film)
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | |
|---|---|
 1928 lobby poster, with Ruth Taylor and Holmes Herbert. | |
| Directed by | Mal St. Clair |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by |
Anita Loos and John Emerson (scenario) Anita Loos and Herman Mankiewicz (titles) |
| Based on |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos |
| Starring |
Ruth Taylor Alice White |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by |
Jane Loring William Shea |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 75 minutes 7 reels (6,871 ft) |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1928 silent film directed by Mal St. Clair, co-written by Anita Loos based on her novel, and released by Paramount Pictures. No copies are known to exist, and it is now considered to be a lost film.[1][2][3][4] The Broadway version Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starring Carol Channing as Lorelei Lee was mounted in 1949. It was made into the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw and Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee in 1953.
Cast
- Ruth Taylor as Lorelei Lee
- Alice White as Dorothy Shaw
- Ford Sterling as Gus Eisman
- Holmes Herbert as Henry Spoffard
- Mack Swain as Sir Francis Beekman
- Emily Fitzroy as Lady Beekman
- Trixie Friganza as Mrs. Spoffard
- Blanche Friderici as Miss Chapman
- Edward Faust as Robert
- Eugene Borden as Louis
- Margaret Seddon as Lorelei's Mother
- Luke Cosgrove as Lorelei's Grandfather
- Chester Conklin as Judge
- Yorke Sherwood as Mr. Jennings
- Mildred Boyd as Lulu
See also
References
- ↑ Thompson, Frank T. (March 1996). Lost Films: Important Movies That Disappeared. Carol Publishing Corporation. pp. 12–18. ISBN 978-0-8065-1604-2.
- ↑ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at silentera.com database
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- ↑ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted
External links
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at the Internet Movie Database
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes synopsis at AllMovie
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at Virtual History
- period advertisement poster for the film
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