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| Serenade | |
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| Directed by | Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast |
| Screenplay by | Herman J. Mankiewicz Ernest Vajda |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Adolphe Menjou Kathryn Carver Lawrence Grant Lina Basquette Martha Franklin |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Edited by | Ralph Block |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Serenade is a lost [1] [2] 1927 American drama silent film directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Ernest Vajda. The film stars Adolphe Menjou, Kathryn Carver, Lawrence Grant, Lina Basquette and Martha Franklin. The film was released on December 24, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. [3] [4]
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