Special Delivery (1927 film)

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Special Delivery
Lobby card
Directed byWilliam Goodrich
(Roscoe Arbuckle)
Written byGeorge Marion Jr.
John F. Goodrich
Uncredited:
Larry Semon
Story byEddie Cantor
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
B. P. Schulberg
Adolph Zukor
Uncredited:
Larry Semon
StarringEddie Cantor
Jobyna Ralston
William Powell
CinematographyHarry Hallenberger
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 6, 1927 (1927-05-06)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Full film

Special Delivery is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle starring Eddie Cantor, Jobyna Ralston and William Powell. It was written by Cantor, John F. Goodrich, and George Marion Jr. (with Larry Semon, uncredited). It was released by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] The film's copyright was renewed in 1954, so it entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023.[3]

Plot[edit]

Eddie, a mailman, is in love with waitress Madge but finds amongst his rivals for her affections the dishonest promoter Harold Jones. Eddie, who cannot dance, impresses Madge at the postal ball by his energetic performance of the Black Bottom after a piece of ice falls down his shirt and wins a cup. He eventually unmasks Harold as a crooked swindler.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Special Delivery at silentera.com
  3. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries 1954 Motion Pictures and Filmstrips Jan. - Dec. 3D Ser Vol. 8, PTS 12-13". U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1954.

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