A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	Karl Dane (left) and George K. Arthur (in drag). Photograph: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Karl Dane [the house detective], George K. Arthur [the bellhop], Marceline Day [Lois], Tenen Holtz [Orloff], Felicia Drenova [Mrs. Winters], Tetsu Komai [Chin Lee], Clinton Lyle [Roberts], Polly Moran [a hotel guest], Martin Sperzel

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by Robert Lord and Chester M. Franklin, from a screen story by Robert Lord and Chester M. Franklin. Costume design by David Cox. Cinematography by John Arnold. Film editor, Frank Sullivan. Intertitles written by Robert Hopkins. / © 9 June 1928 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation [LP25391]. Released 9 June 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [Motion Picture News Booking Guide, 1929, [?] Vol. 14?, [?] page 245?] . . . house detective and bellhop are rivals for the love of the public stenographer. Burglary is committed in hotel and reward offered for return of stolen jewels. Girl promised to marry bellhop if he wins reward. After many exciting episodes, he runs down the burglar and outwits the house detective in gaining the reward.

Survival status: Print exists in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Crime: Burglary, Theft - Criminals: Burglars - Hotels: Bellboys, Bellhops, Detectives - Jewelry - Rewards - Stenographers

Listing updated: 20 April 2024.

References: Everson-Detective p. 211; Kerr-Silent p. 323 : ClasIm-301 p. 47 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.