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Movie Title

Rich But Honest (1927)

Comedy-drama | 22 May 1927

Cast:

Nancy Nash, Clifford Holland, Charles Morton [ More ]

Director:

Albert Ray

Writer:

Randall H. Faye

Cinematographer:

Sidney Wagner

Production Company:

Fox Film Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
18 Sep 1927
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New York Times
18 May 1927
p. 29
Variety
11 May 1927
p. 17
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Fox Film Corp.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Fox Film Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
Albert Ray
Dir
Horace Hough
Asst dir
PRODUCER
William Fox
Pres
WRITER
Randall Faye
Randall H. Faye
Scen
PHOTOGRAPHY
Sidney Wagner
Dir of photog
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "Rich But Honest" by Arthur Somers Roche in Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan (Nov 1926).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
Arthur Somers Roche
DETAILS
Release Date:
22 May 1927
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Fox Film Corp.
15 May 1927
LP23984
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,480
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Florine and Maybelle, two department store workers, attend a dance; Florine wins a Charleston contest and forces Diamond Jim, who flirts with her, to get her a job in the theater. Maybelle proves a success with her clowning; but when Florine appears on the stage in the pose of Lady Godiva, Bob, her steady sweetheart, misunderstands and insults her. Dick, a wealthy idler, proves his mettle by whipping the former suitor and thus wins Flo for his ...

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Florine and Maybelle, two department store workers, attend a dance; Florine wins a Charleston contest and forces Diamond Jim, who flirts with her, to get her a job in the theater. Maybelle proves a success with her clowning; but when Florine appears on the stage in the pose of Lady Godiva, Bob, her steady sweetheart, misunderstands and insults her. Dick, a wealthy idler, proves his mettle by whipping the former suitor and thus wins Flo for his wife.

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Lady Godiva, Department stores, The Charleston (Dance), Theater, Salesclerks, Dancers
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