Her Big Night
Her Big Night | |
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Directed by | Melville W. Brown |
Written by | Melville W. Brown (adaptation) Rex Taylor Nita O'Neil |
Based on | Doubling for Lora by Peggy Gaddis |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Laura La Plante Einar Hanson Zasu Pitts |
Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
Distributed by | Universal Jewel |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Her Big Night is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Brown, Rex Taylor, and Nita O'Neil. It is based on the 1925 short story, Doubling for Lora, by Peggy Gaddis that was originally serialized in Breezy Stories magazine. The film stars Laura La Plante, Einar Hanson, and Zasu Pitts. The film was released on December 5, 1926 by Universal Pictures under their 'Jewel' banner.[1][2]
Cast[]
- Laura La Plante as Frances Norcross/Daphne Dix
- Einar Hanson as Johnny Young
- Zasu Pitts as Gladys Smith
- Tully Marshall as J.Q. Adams, reporter
- Lee Moran as Tom Barrett
- Mack Swain as Myers
- John Roche as Allan Dix
- William Austin as Harold Crosby
- Nat Carr as Mr. Harmon
- Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Harmon
Preservation[]
A copy of Her Big Night is housed at UCLA Film and Television Archive.[3]
References[]
- ^ Brown, Melville W. (November 27, 1926), Her Big Night (Comedy), Laura La Plante, Einar Hanson, Zasu Pitts, Tully Marshall, Universal Pictures, retrieved September 17, 2020
- ^ "Her Big Night, 1926". www.silenthollywood.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Her Big Night
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Her Big Night. |
- Her Big Night at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Her Big Night at IMDb
- Stills at silenthollywood.com
Categories:
- 1926 films
- American comedy films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Universal Pictures films
- Films directed by Melville W. Brown
- Surviving American silent films
- 1926 comedy films
- Silent comedy film stubs