Beautiful But Dumb

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Beautiful But Dumb
Beautiful But Dumb 1928 poster.jpg
1928 poster
Directed by Elmer Clifton
Written by Fanny Hatton
Frederic Hatton
Jack Natteford
Produced by John M. Stahl
Starring Patsy Ruth Miller
Charles Byer
George E. Stone
Cinematography L. Guy Wilky
Edited by Desmond O'Brien
Production
company
Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Release date
  • July 1, 1928 (1928-07-01)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Beautiful But Dumb advertisement in The Film Daily, 1927 Beautiful But Dumb advertisement in The Film Daily on July 18, 1927 04 (cropped).jpg
Beautiful But Dumb advertisement in The Film Daily, 1927

Beautiful But Dumb is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Charles Byer and George E. Stone. [1]

Contents

The film is believed to be lost. [2]

Plot

A stenographer has a makeover and schemes to snare her boss.

Cast

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References

  1. Munden p.45
  2. "List of 7200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films 1912-29" (PDF). Library of Congress. December 29, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

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