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Beautiful But Dumb
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6157 feet
Directed by Elmer Clifton

Cast: Patsy Ruth Miller [Janet Brady], Charles Byer [James Conroy], George E. Stone [Tad], Shirley Palmer [Beth], Greta Yoltz (Eileen Sedgwick) [Mae], William Irving [Ward], Harvey Clark [Broadwell]

Tiffany-Stahl Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by Tiffany-Stahl Productions, Incorporated. / Produced by John M. Stahl. Scenario by J.F. Natteford (Jack Natteford), from a screen story by J.F. Natteford (Jack Natteford). Assistant director, Arthur Rose. Cinematography by Guy Wilky (L. Guy Wilky). Film editor, Desmond O’Brien. Intertitles written by Fanny Hatton and Frederic Hatton. / Released 1 July 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Comedy: Romance.

Reviews: [Photoplay, April 1929, page 8] Patsy Ruth Miller in gay comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 9 November 2009.

References: Drew-Speaking p. 281 : Photoplay-192904 p. 8 : Website-IMDb.