Get Your Man (1927 film)
| Get Your Man | |
|---|---|
 Still with Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Clara Bow | |
| Directed by | Dorothy Arzner |
| Written by | Hope Loring (scenario) Agnes Brand Leahy (continuity) |
| Based on | Tu m'épouseras! (play) by Louis Verneuil |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky B. P. Schulberg (associate producer) |
| Starring | Clara Bow |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Edited by | Louis D. Lighton |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Get Your Man is an American silent romantic comedy film produced by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation and released in 1927. The silent film was directed by Dorothy Arzner, and stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Josef Swickard. The Library of Congress holds an incomplete print of this film, missing two out of six reels.[1][2][3][4] Paramount did not renew this film's copyright in 1955, so the film is now in the public domain.
Plot
A young girl named Nancy (Clara Bow) falls in love with handsome Robert. He is to marry soon, yet Nancy develops a plan to finally get him.
Cast
- Clara Bow as Nancy Worthington
- Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Robert de Bellecontre
- Josef Swickard as Duc de Bellecontre
- Josephine Dunn as Simone de Villeneuve
- Harvey Clark as Marquis de Villeneuve
- Frances Raymond as Mrs. Worthington
unbilled
- David Durand as Robert as a boy
- Tom Ricketts as Old Man in Wax Museum
Reception
Photoplay gave Get Your Man a positive review in its February 1928 issue, saying "Josef Swickard and Harry Clarke [sic] are splendid actors, well cast. Charles Rogers has a boyish appeal that is winning him many friends. This story may be fragile but the photography is beautiful and Clara continues to charm and fascinate." It was rated as one of the best pictures of the month.[5]
References
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Get Your Man at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Get Your Man
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 67, c.1978, the American Film Institute. Retrieved September 20, 2016
- ^ (1928). "The Shadow Stage" Photoplay
External links
- Get Your Man at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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