American Beauty (1927 film)

American Beauty
	Film poster
Directed by	Richard Wallace
Produced by	First National Pictures; Carey Wilson; Richard A. Rowland
Written by	Wallace Irwin (short story); Carey Wilson (scenario); Michael Arlen (scenario); Ben Hecht (scenario); Robert E. Hopkins (intertitles)
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	October 9, 1927;
Running time	7 reels; 6,333 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent

American Beauty is a lost[1] 1927 American silent film romantic drama produced and distributed by First National Pictures. This film was directed by Richard Wallace and starred Billie Dove. It is based on a short story American Beauty by Wallace Irwin. Walter McGrail and Margaret Livingston are also in the cast.[2][3][4]

The story

Billy Dove stars as the title character, Millicent Howard, whose appearance and persona bring her a life of luxury. A millionaire named Claverhouse asks her to marry, but she values love more than wealth, and she sacrifices everything for another man, who is less wealthy, Jerry Booth. A number of scenes require Millicent to disrobe except for her underthings. The actress, Billy Dove, is known for her love affair with Howard Hughes.[5]

Cast

Billie Dove – Millicent Howard
Lloyd Hughes – Jerry Booth
Walter McGrail – Claverhouse
Margaret Livingston – Mrs. Gillespie
Lucien Prival – Gillespie
Al St. John – Waiter
Edythe Chapman – Madame O'Riley
Alice White – Claire O'Riley
Yola d'Avril – Telephone Girl

gollark: Yes.

gollark: Bad idea.

gollark: Alien tech found on the Moon.

gollark: Also, we could only get to the Moon because of alien technology the government discovered, and we don't have alien technology for cereal box bags.

gollark: ... apparently they do exist cheaply on eBay, somehow?

References

The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: American Beauty
The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
American Beauty at silentera.com
American Beauty on Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1927 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
American Beauty at AllMovie

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: American Beauty

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

[3] American Beauty at silentera.com

[4] American Beauty on Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1927 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

[5] American Beauty at AllMovie