Rough House Rosie

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Rough House Rosie
Rough House Rosie theatrical poster.jpg
Clara Bow and Reed Howes in 1927 theatrical poster
Directed by Frank Strayer
Written by Max Marcin (adaptation)
George Marion Jr. (titles)
Screenplay by Louise Long
Ethel Doherty
Story by Nunnally Johnson
Based on"Rough House Rosie"
by Nunnally Johnson
Produced by B. P. Schulberg
Starring Clara Bow
Reed Howes
Arthur Housman
Doris Hill
Cinematography Harold Rosson
James Murray
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • May 14, 1927 (1927-05-14)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
Budget$225,000 [1]
Box office$1,125,000 [1]

Rough House Rosie is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film produced and released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Strayer. The film is a starring vehicle for Clara Bow who was then Paramount's most popular actress. Reed Howes, a model turned actor, is Bow's leading man.

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The film was based on the story of the same name by Nunnally Johnson that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post . [2] The story was adapted for the screen by Max Marcin, with a screenplay by Louise Long and Ethel Doherty and titles by George Marion Jr. [3]

Plot

A woman called Rosie O'Reilly (played by Clara Bow) visits Coney Island with a friend and is told by a fortune teller that she will become a famous dancer, she establishes a cabaret act and attempts to rise in society, but faces frequent rejection.

Rosie attempts to help her boyfriend Joe Hennessy (played by Reed Howes) to win a boxing match by creating a distraction.

Cast

Preservation

Trailer for Rough House Rosie.

Rough House Rosie is now presumed lost, but a 53-second trailer survives. Although more rediscovered fragments have appeared in a 2012 Documentary Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess, however the complete status is unclear. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Stenn, David (2000). Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild. Cooper Square Press. p. 97. ISBN   1-461-66091-2.
  2. ↑ Wohlstetter, Charles (1997). The Right Time the Right Place. Hal Leonard Corporation. p.  89. ISBN   1-557-83310-9.
  3. ↑ Stenn 2000 p.302
  4. ↑ Rough House Rosie at silentera.com


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