What a Night! (1928 film)

What a Night!
What a Night!
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Directed by	A. Edward Sutherland
Written by	Louise Long; Herman J. Mankiewicz (intertitles);
Story by	Lloyd Corrigan; Grover Jones;
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Bebe Daniels; Neil Hamilton; William Austin; Wheeler Oakman; Charles Sellon; Charles Hill Mailes; Ernie Adams;
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	Doris Drought
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 22, 1928;
Running time	60 min.
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

What a Night! is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. The romantic comedy was written by Louise Long, from a story by Lloyd Corrigan and Grover Jones. The film stars Bebe Daniels, Neil Hamilton, and William Austin.^[1]^[2]

Plot[]

Daniels, in her final silent film,^[3] plays Dorothy Winston, an heiress who sets out to become a newspaper reporter. When she breaks a big story, she finds herself in peril.^[4]

Cast[]

Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Winston
Neil Hamilton as Joe Madison
William Austin as Percy Penfield
Wheeler Oakman as Mike Corney
Charles Sellon as Editor Madison
Charles Hill Mailes as Patterson
Ernie Adams as Snarky

Preservation status[]

This is one of Bebe Daniels's many lost Paramount films.^[5]

References[]

^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
^ Progressive Silent Film List: What a Night at silentera.com
^ "What a Night (1928)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
^ Hall, Mordaunt (December 24, 1928). "Dream of Love (1928) The Screen; Military Academy Students. The Jinx". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
^ What a Night! at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928

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[1] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: What a Night at silentera.com

[3] "What a Night (1928)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 5, 2012.

[4] Hall, Mordaunt (December 24, 1928). "Dream of Love (1928) The Screen; Military Academy Students. The Jinx". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2012.

[5] What a Night! at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928

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