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Many trade magazines, including the 25 Nov 1927 Motion Picture News, called the film Sharpshooters. Fox Films advertised the picture under both titles (see the 4 Jan 1928 ^Var). ...

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Many trade magazines, including the 25 Nov 1927 Motion Picture News, called the film Sharpshooters. Fox Films advertised the picture under both titles (see the 4 Jan 1928 ^Var).

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
29 Jan 1928
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Motion Picture News
25 Nov 1927
p. 1660
New York Times
23 Jan 1928
p. 18
Variety
4 Jan 1928
p. 89
Variety
25 Jan 1928
p. 12
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTORS
J. G. Blystone
Dir
Asst dir
PRODUCER
WRITERS
Randall H. Faye
Story
PHOTOGRAPHY
Charles [G.] Clarke
Dir of photog
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Sharpshooters
Release Date:
15 January 1928
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Fox Film Corp.
6 January 1928
LP24827
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,573
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

George, one of three sailors in a Moroccan port, makes ardent love to Lorette, a French dancing girl, who, unaware that he has a girl in every port, takes his avowals of love seriously. Later, she follows him to the United States, but he studiously avoids her. Out of pity for Lorette, his two friends shanghai George aboard a vessel and force him to marry ...

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George, one of three sailors in a Moroccan port, makes ardent love to Lorette, a French dancing girl, who, unaware that he has a girl in every port, takes his avowals of love seriously. Later, she follows him to the United States, but he studiously avoids her. Out of pity for Lorette, his two friends shanghai George aboard a vessel and force him to marry her.

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Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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