The Spotlight (film)
The Spotlight is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by Hope Loring, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Rita Weiman, and starring Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton, Nicholas Soussanin, Arlette Marchal and Arthur Housman. It was released on November 19, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
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| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Edited by | Louis D. Lighton |
Production company | Famous Players-Lasky Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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Cast
- Esther Ralston as Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova
- Neil Hamilton as Norman Brooke
- Nicholas Soussanin as Daniel Hoffman
- Arlette Marchal as Maggie Courtney
- Arthur Housman as Ebbetts
Production
The film is a remake of the 1921 film Footlights.
Preservation status
The Spotlight is a lost[4][5] film.
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References
- "Spotlight - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- "The Spotlight". afi.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- The Spotlight at silentera.com
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Spotlight
- The Spotlight at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost films of Paramount - 1927
External links
- The Spotlight on IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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