Husbands for Rent
| Husbands for Rent | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Henry Lehrman |
| Screenplay by | C. Graham Baker Joseph Jackson Jimmy Starr |
| Story by | Edwin Justus Mayer |
| Starring | Owen Moore Helene Costello Katherine Perry John Miljan Claude Gillingwater Arthur Hoyt |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles) |
Husbands for Rent is a 1927 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman and written by C. Graham Baker, Joseph Jackson and Jimmy Starr. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film stars Owen Moore, Helene Costello, Katherine Perry, John Miljan, Claude Gillingwater and Arthur Hoyt. The film was released by Warner Bros. on December 31, 1927.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Owen Moore as Herbert Willis
- Helene Costello as Molly Devoe
- Katherine Perry as Doris Knight
- John Miljan as Hugh Frazer
- Claude Gillingwater as Sir Reginald Knight
- Arthur Hoyt as Waldo Squibbs
- Helen Lynch as Maid
- Hugh Herbert as Valet
Preservation status
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Husbands for Rent (1927) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ Hans J. Wollstein. "Husbands for Rent (1927) - Henry Lehrman". AllMovie. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Husbands for Rent". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Husbands for Rent
- ^ Husbands for Rent at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:list of Warner Bros. films - 1927