Colleen (1927 film)

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Directed by Frank O'Connor
Screenplay by Randall Faye
Produced by William Fox
Starring Madge Bellamy
Charles Morton
J. Farrell MacDonald
Tom Maguire
Sammy Cohen
Marjorie Beebe
Cinematography George Schneiderman
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 3, 1927 (1927-07-03)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Colleen is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank O'Connor and written by Randall Faye. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Charles Morton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Tom Maguire, Sammy Cohen, and Marjorie Beebe. The film was released on July 3, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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Preservation

An incomplete print of Colleen is in the Czech Film Archive. [4]

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References

  1. "Colleen (1927) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Colleen (1927) - Frank O'Connor". AllMovie. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. "Colleen". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Colleen