Bare Knees

Bare Knees
Directed by	Erle C. Kenton
Written by	Harold Shumate (adaptation) Casey Robinson (intertitles)
Story by	Adele Buffington
Produced by	Sam Sax Harold Shumate
Starring	Virginia Lee Corbin
Cinematography	James Diamond
Edited by	W. Donn Hayes
Production company	Gotham Pictures
Distributed by	Lumas Film Corporation
Release date	February 1, 1928 (1928-02-01)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Bare Knees is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Virginia Lee Corbin. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, returns to her small hometown and causes a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes, and other "flapper" accoutrements.

Cast

• Virginia Lee Corbin as Billie Durey
• Donald Keith as Larry Cook
• Jane Winton as Jane Longworth
• Johnnie Walker a Paul Gladden
• Forrest Stanley as John Longworth
• Maude Fulton as Bessie
• Ernie Adams as Clerk (uncredited)
• William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited)
• Ellinor Vanderveer as Society Woman (uncredited)

Preservation

A print of Bare Knees is in the collection of the Library of Congress. ^[3] The film is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy Danger Ahead) from Grapevine Video, transferred from this 35mm nitrate print. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: Bare Knees at silentera.com
2. "The AFI Catalog of Feature Film: Bare Knees". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
3. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Bare Knees". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
4. Bare Knees at Grapevine Video
5. Bare Knees at Amazon.com

External links

• Bare Knees at IMDb
• Bare Knees, Moviessilently.com
• Restored lobby poster