Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928)
50 mins | Comedy | 26 May 1928
Director:
Roy Del RuthWriters:
Charles R. Condon, Robert Lord, Leon ZuradeCinematographer:
Norbert BrodineEditor:
Ralph DawsonProduction Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.According to a studio directory in the 18 February 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, production began on 6 February 1928. An item in the 16 February 1928 Film Daily stated that filming took place at Warner Bros. Pictures’ studio in Hollywood, CA. Some location shooting also took place on Hollywood Boulevard, according to a 22 April 1928 New York Daily News brief. On 6 Mar 1928, Film Daily announced that production had ended.
Theatrical release was initially scheduled for 21 April 1928 but was delayed until 26 May 1928, as noted in contemporary sources including the 14 April 1928 Harrison’s Reports and 15 December 1928 Motion Picture News. The 12 September 1928 Variety reviewed the picture as 5 and 10 Cent Annie.
Although it was copyrighted at six reels, the film’s length was cited as 4,914 feet (five reels) in the 15 December 1928 Motion Picture News.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is partially extant. ...
According to a studio directory in the 18 February 1928 Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, production began on 6 February 1928. An item in the 16 February 1928 Film Daily stated that filming took place at Warner Bros. Pictures’ studio in Hollywood, CA. Some location shooting also took place on Hollywood Boulevard, according to a 22 April 1928 New York Daily News brief. On 6 Mar 1928, Film Daily announced that production had ended.
Theatrical release was initially scheduled for 21 April 1928 but was delayed until 26 May 1928, as noted in contemporary sources including the 14 April 1928 Harrison’s Reports and 15 December 1928 Motion Picture News. The 12 September 1928 Variety reviewed the picture as 5 and 10 Cent Annie.
Although it was copyrighted at six reels, the film’s length was cited as 4,914 feet (five reels) in the 15 December 1928 Motion Picture News.
According to the Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, this film is partially extant.
Elmer Peck, a street cleaner who loves Annie, salesgirl in a five-and-ten-cent store, inherits a large fortune from an eccentric uncle. In a special provision, the uncle requests that the fortune revert to Briggs, his faithful servant, in the event that Peck dies without marrying. Briggs shanghais Peck to prevent his marriage to Annie, but she thwarts Briggs by slipping aboard as a crewman, then rescues Peck with the aid of the Coast ...
Elmer Peck, a street cleaner who loves Annie, salesgirl in a five-and-ten-cent store, inherits a large fortune from an eccentric uncle. In a special provision, the uncle requests that the fortune revert to Briggs, his faithful servant, in the event that Peck dies without marrying. Briggs shanghais Peck to prevent his marriage to Annie, but she thwarts Briggs by slipping aboard as a crewman, then rescues Peck with the aid of the Coast Guard.
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