A Kiss in the Dark (1925 film)
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
| Screenplay by | Frederick Lonsdale (play) Townsend Martin |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Adolphe Menjou Aileen Pringle Lillian Rich Kenneth MacKenna Ann Pennington Kitty Kelly Zeppo Marx |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Kiss in the Dark is a 1925 American comedy silent film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Frederick Lonsdale and Townsend Martin. The film stars Adolphe Menjou, Aileen Pringle, Lillian Rich, Kenneth MacKenna, Ann Pennington, Kitty Kelly, and Zeppo Marx. The film was released on April 6, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Considered to be a lost film for decades, until two of its six reels were discovered by a private collector.[4][5]
Cast
- Adolphe Menjou as Walter Grenham
- Aileen Pringle as Janet Livingstone
- Lillian Rich as Betty King
- Kenneth MacKenna as Johnny King
- Ann Pennington as Specialty Dancer
- Kitty Kelly as Chorus Girl
- Zeppo Marx in unknown role
Legacy
This film is historically notable for the appearance of Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers. He is credited by his birth name, Herbert Marx. This was the only film in which Zeppo stars without his brothers. (His older brother Harpo made his solo film debut a three months earlier in the similarly titled Too Many Kisses.) Neither of the two recovered reels feature Zeppo, but Marx researcher Robert Moulton uncovered a 1925 review in an Ohio newspaper listing a credit for "...Herbert Marx, one of the Marx brothers in the 'I'll Say She Is' company." A review for the film from the New York Sun dated April 7, 1925 praises Zeppo's performance: "Miss Pennington and Mr. Marx have only brief appearances, but they make them count." [6]
See also
Too Many Kisses (1925 film)
References
- ^ "A-Kiss-in-the-Dark - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ "A Kiss in the Dark". afi.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ A Kiss in the Dark at silentera.com
- ^ A Kiss in the Dark at Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures - 1925 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:A Kiss in the Dark
- ^ Uhlin, Mikael. "A Kiss In The Dark". Marxology. www.marx-brothers.org. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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