The Cheerful Fraud
The Cheerful Fraud | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Directed by | William A. Seiter |
Written by | Leigh Jacobson Sam Mintz Rex Taylor Harvey Thew William A. Seiter |
Based on | The Cheerful Fraud by Kenneth Robert Gordon Browne |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Reginald Denny Gertrude Olmstead Otis Harlan |
Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
Edited by | John Rawlins |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | January 16, 1927 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United Stattes |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Cheerful Fraud is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny, Gertrude Olmstead and Otis Harlan. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.[1][2] It is based on a 1925 novel of the same title by British writer Kenneth Robert Gordon Browne.[3]
Synopsis[]
After encountering her in a London rainstorm, Sir Michael Fairlie pretends to be the new employee at the residence owned by the Bytheways in order to spend time with their social secretary. Meanwhile, a notorious crook turns up at the house pretending to be Sir Michael, with an eye on stealing family jewels. The confusion is compounded when a female blackmailer also arrives.
Cast[]
- Reginald Denny as Sir Michael Fairlie
- Gertrude Olmstead as Ann Kent
- Otis Harlan as Mr. Bytheway
- Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Bytheway
- Charles K. Gerrard as Steve
- Gertrude Astor as Rose
- Luis Alberni as Valet
- Wilson Benge as Butler
Preservation status[]
- The film is preserved at UCLA Film & Television Archive.[4]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1927 films
- American silent feature films
- American films
- Films directed by William A. Seiter
- Universal Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- American comedy films
- 1927 drama films
- 1927 comedy films
- Films set in London
- Films based on British novels
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs