Slightly Used

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Slightly Used
Directed by Archie Mayo
Screenplay by C. Graham Baker
Jack Jarmuth
Story by Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring May McAvoy
Conrad Nagel
Robert Agnew
Audrey Ferris
Anders Randolf
Eugenie Besserer
Cinematography Hal Mohr
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • September 3, 1927 (1927-09-03)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)

Slightly Used is a 1927 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and written by C. Graham Baker and Jack Jarmuth. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film stars May McAvoy, Conrad Nagel, Robert Agnew, Audrey Ferris, Anders Randolf and Eugenie Besserer. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 3, 1927. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  3. "Slightly Used". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.