Sharp Shooters
Sharp Shooters is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring George O'Brien, Lois Moran, and Noah Young.[1] A print survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2] Sharp Shooters contains uncredited performances by Boris Karloff and Randolph Scott in his first film appearance.
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Directed by | John G. Blystone |
Produced by | William Fox |
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Story by | Randall Faye |
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Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
Edited by | J. Logan Pearson |
Production company | Fox Film Corporation |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English intertitles |
Plot
George (George O'Brien) is a sailor and smooth-talking lady's man who believes in the adage "love 'em and leave 'em" when it comes to women. While on leave in Morocco, George meets Lorette (Lois Moran), a fiery French dancing girl who falls madly in love with him, unaware that he has a girl in every port. Initially thinking of her as just another diversion, George soon discovers that he can't get rid of the girl. Later, she follows him to the United States, but does his best to avoid her. Amused by George's predicament and feeling sorry for the girl, his two best friends, Tom (Noah Young) and Jerry (Tom Dugan), shanghai him aboard a vessel and arrange things so that George is unable to avoid Lorette. As a result, the hero surrenders to the inevitable and marries the girl.
Cast
- George O'Brien as George
- Lois Moran as Lorette
- Noah Young as Tom
- Tom Dugan as Jerry
- William Demarest as "Hi Jack" Murdock
- Gwen Lee as Flossy
- Josef Swickard as Grandpère
- Richard Cramer as Cafe Mug (uncredited)
- Boris Karloff as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
- Randolph Scott as Foreign Serviceman in Moroccan Cafe (uncredited)
- Harry Tenbrook as Hood (uncredited)
References
- "Sharp Shooters". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- "Progressive Silent Film List: Sharp Shooters". Silent Era. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
External links
- Sharp Shooters on IMDb
- Sharp Shooters at the TCM Movie Database
- Sharp Shooters at AllMovie