Classified (1925 film)

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Classified
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Alfred Santell
Scott Beal (assistant)
Written by June Mathis
Based onnovel, Classified, by Edna Ferber
Produced by Corinne Griffith
StarringCorinne Griffith
Cinematography Harold Rosson
Edited by Cyril Gardner
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • October 11, 1925 (1925-10-11)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Classified is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Alfred Santell and produced by and starring Corinne Griffith. It was based on a novel by Edna Ferber and distributed through First National Pictures. [1]

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The film was remade as Hard to Get by First National (subsidiary by Warner Brothers) in 1929 as an early talkie for Dorothy Mackaill, a Corinne Griffith rival at First National.

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Preservation

A print of Classified has been preserved at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Classified
  2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Classified
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress, p. 31, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  4. Progressive Silent Film List: Classified at silentera.com