Almost Human (1927)
Comedy-drama | 26 December 1927
Director:
Frank UrsonWriter:
Clara BerangerCinematographer:
Lucien AndriotEditor:
Adelaide CannonProduction Designer:
Wilfred BucklandProduction Company:
De Mille Pictures Corp.The 17 Jun 1927 Motion Picture News announced the upcoming production under its provisional title, Beautiful but Dumb, inspired by Richard Harding Davis’s 1903 novel, The Bar Sinister. The article included child actor Micky McBan in the cast, and listed William C. deMille as associate producer. Principal photography was underway by 8 Jul 1927, as stated in that day’s Motion Picture News.
The 17 Jul 1927 Film Daily reported the close of production. Editing was credited to deMille in the 22 Jul 1927 Film Daily, and to Adelaide Cannon and director Frank Urson in the 19 Aug 1927 Motion Picture News. An item in the 30 Jun 1928 Harrison’s Reports revealed the official title as Almost Human.
Almost Human opened on 26 Dec 1927 to mixed reviews, with the 14 Mar 1928 Var attributing much of the picture’s entertainment value to its subtitles.
Another film bearing the same title was produced by the Chesterfield Motion Picture Corp., and released on 1 Jun 1927, according to the 5 Jun 1927 Film Daily. ...
The 17 Jun 1927 Motion Picture News announced the upcoming production under its provisional title, Beautiful but Dumb, inspired by Richard Harding Davis’s 1903 novel, The Bar Sinister. The article included child actor Micky McBan in the cast, and listed William C. deMille as associate producer. Principal photography was underway by 8 Jul 1927, as stated in that day’s Motion Picture News.
The 17 Jul 1927 Film Daily reported the close of production. Editing was credited to deMille in the 22 Jul 1927 Film Daily, and to Adelaide Cannon and director Frank Urson in the 19 Aug 1927 Motion Picture News. An item in the 30 Jun 1928 Harrison’s Reports revealed the official title as Almost Human.
Almost Human opened on 26 Dec 1927 to mixed reviews, with the 14 Mar 1928 Var attributing much of the picture’s entertainment value to its subtitles.
Another film bearing the same title was produced by the Chesterfield Motion Picture Corp., and released on 1 Jun 1927, according to the 5 Jun 1927 Film Daily.
Pure-bred champion dog Regent Royal seduces a mongrel named Maggie, then ignores her attempts to see him. Maggie gives birth to a son named Pal, whom she sets free to find a human. In a park, Pal meets homeless orphan Mary Kelly, and is later drawn to Regent Royal, who is walking with his master, John Livingston. When Mary endangers herself by saving a drowning child, John comes to her rescue, then invites her to his home, despite his mother’s disapproval. After Mary and John marry without his family’s consent, they obtain employment as chauffeur and housemaid for a wealthy family. At a party given by their employers, John meets his former sweetheart, Cecile Adams. Mary becomes jealous and leaves, finding work in the home of a kindly doctor, who delivers her baby. Meanwhile, Pal reunites with Maggie, and they conspire to bring John and Mary back together. ...
Pure-bred champion dog Regent Royal seduces a mongrel named Maggie, then ignores her attempts to see him. Maggie gives birth to a son named Pal, whom she sets free to find a human. In a park, Pal meets homeless orphan Mary Kelly, and is later drawn to Regent Royal, who is walking with his master, John Livingston. When Mary endangers herself by saving a drowning child, John comes to her rescue, then invites her to his home, despite his mother’s disapproval. After Mary and John marry without his family’s consent, they obtain employment as chauffeur and housemaid for a wealthy family. At a party given by their employers, John meets his former sweetheart, Cecile Adams. Mary becomes jealous and leaves, finding work in the home of a kindly doctor, who delivers her baby. Meanwhile, Pal reunites with Maggie, and they conspire to bring John and Mary back together.
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