Alex the Great

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Alex the Great
Directed by Dudley Murphy
Written by Randolph Bartlett
Dudley Murphy
H.C. Witwer
Starring Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Albert Conti
Patricia Avery
Cinematography Virgil Miller
Edited by Ann McKnight
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Ideal Films (UK)
Release date
  • May 13, 1928 (1928-05-13)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Alex the Great is a lost [1] 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Albert Conti and Patricia Avery. [2]

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