Special Delivery | |
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Directed by | William Goodrich (Roscoe Arbuckle) |
Written by | George Marion Jr. John F. Goodrich Uncredited: Larry Semon |
Story by | Eddie Cantor |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky B. P. Schulberg Adolph Zukor Uncredited: Larry Semon |
Starring | Eddie Cantor Jobyna Ralston William Powell |
Cinematography | Harry Hallenberger |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Special Delivery is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle starring Eddie Cantor, Jobyna Ralston and William Powell. It was written by Cantor, John F. Goodrich, and George Marion Jr. (with Larry Semon, uncredited). It was released by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] The film's copyright was renewed in 1954, so it entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023. [3]
Eddie, a mailman, is in love with waitress Madge but finds amongst his rivals for her affections the dishonest promoter Harold Jones. Eddie, who cannot dance, impresses Madge at the postal ball by his energetic performance of the Black Bottom after a piece of ice falls down his shirt and wins a cup. He eventually unmasks Harold as a crooked swindler.
A 35 mm copy of the film is held by George Eastman House. [4]