Bare Knees
Appearance
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Directed by | Erle C. Kenton |
Written by | Adele Buffington (story) Harold Shumate (adaptation) Casey Robinson (intertitles) |
Produced by | Sam Sax Harold Shumate |
Starring | Virginia Lee Corbin |
Cinematography | James Diamond |
Distributed by | Gotham Pictures / Lumas Film Corporation |
Release date | February 1, 1928 |
Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Bare Knees is a 1928 American silent film comedy-drama directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Virginia Lee Corbin as Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, who returns to her small hometown causing a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes and other "flapper" accoutrements.[1][2]
An extant film, it is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy "Danger Ahead") from Grapevine Video, transferred from the only known 35mm nitrate print.[3][4]
Cast
- Virginia Lee Corbin - Billie Durey
- Donald Keith - Larry Cook
- Jane Winton - Jane Longworth
- Johnnie Walker - Paul Gladden
- Forrest Stanley - John Longworth
- Maude Fulton - Bessie
References
External links
- Bare Knees at IMDb.com
- allmovie/synopsis; Bare Knees
- Bare Knees, Moviessilently.com
- Restored lobby poster