Bare Knees

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Bare Knees
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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
Distributed byLumas Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 1, 1928 (1928-02-01)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited 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]

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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

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]

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