Finders Keepers (1928)

68 mins | Comedy | 11 March 1928

Director:

Wesley Ruggles

Cinematographer:

Virgil Miller

Editor:

Lee Halen

Production Designer:

Charles D. Hall

Production Company:

Universal Pictures Corp.
Full page view
HISTORY

Actor William Gorman was listed as playing the role of "Bozo"in contemporary sources, but no such character appears in the film. It is likely that this citation was from a pre-release credit list and the character "Bozo" would appear to be the character named "B. B. Brown" and played by Jack Oakie in the released film. William Gorman's appearance in the final film has not been determined. ...

More Less

Actor William Gorman was listed as playing the role of "Bozo"in contemporary sources, but no such character appears in the film. It is likely that this citation was from a pre-release credit list and the character "Bozo" would appear to be the character named "B. B. Brown" and played by Jack Oakie in the released film. William Gorman's appearance in the final film has not been determined.

Less

SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
11 Mar 1928
---
Kinematograph Weekly
16 Feb 1928
pp. 52-53
Los Angeles Times
11 Mar 1928
p. C15
Los Angeles Times
16 Jul 1928
p. A7
New York Times
5 Mar 1928
p. 51
Variety
7 Mar 1928
p. 23
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
PRODUCTION TEXT
A Wesley Ruggles Production
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
PRODUCER
Prod supv
WRITERS
Adpt and cont
Joseph F. Poland
Story supv
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
Virgil Miller
Photog
ART DIRECTOR
Art dir
FILM EDITOR
Film ed
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "Make Them Happy" by Mary Roberts Rinehart in The Saturday Evening Post (4 Oct 1919).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
DETAILS
Release Date:
11 March 1928
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 4 Mar 1928
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Universal Pictures Corp.
17 January 1928
LP24886
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
with tinted sequences
Duration(in mins):
68
Length(in feet):
6,081
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Barbara Hastings, a colonel's daughter, falls in love with Carter Brooks, one of the soldiers in her father's training camp. On the day that the two decide to get married the regiment is ordered overseas. Unable to get into camp as a civilian, but determined to be near Carter, Barbara dresses in a soldier's uniform and joins the ranks. Her father perceives her disguise but gives the couple permission to be married by the Army chaplain before the troop train leaves. However, Barbara arrives late and has to run to catch the train. She manages to get on the rear car, but falls off before the wedding ceremony is completed. When Carter returns from Europe the Chaplain asks the couple where they left off in the ceremony, and Barbara says "the part where he promises to obey," and the wedding ...

More Less

Barbara Hastings, a colonel's daughter, falls in love with Carter Brooks, one of the soldiers in her father's training camp. On the day that the two decide to get married the regiment is ordered overseas. Unable to get into camp as a civilian, but determined to be near Carter, Barbara dresses in a soldier's uniform and joins the ranks. Her father perceives her disguise but gives the couple permission to be married by the Army chaplain before the troop train leaves. However, Barbara arrives late and has to run to catch the train. She manages to get on the rear car, but falls off before the wedding ceremony is completed. When Carter returns from Europe the Chaplain asks the couple where they left off in the ceremony, and Barbara says "the part where he promises to obey," and the wedding continues.

Less

GENRE
Genre:


Subject

Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

TOP SEARCHES

Loophole

This film's working title was Off the Record . A HR production chart adds Don Harvey to the cast but his appearance in the released film ... >>

That Forsyte Woman

The working title for this film was The Forsyte Saga . According to a pre-release news item in Time magazine, M-G-M decided to change the title ... >>

The Terminator

A full-page advertisement in the 24 Feb 1984 DV announced the recent start of principal photography, referring to the film by its working title, Terminator. ... >>

The American Film Institute is grateful to Sir Paul Getty KBE and the Sir Paul Getty KBE Estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and without whose support AFI would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor.