Sweet Sixteen (1928 film)

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Sweet Sixteen
Directed by Scott Pembroke
Written by Phyllis Duganne
Arthur Hoerl
Produced by Trem Carr
Starring Helen Foster
Gertrude Olmstead
Gladden James
Cinematography Walter L. Griffin
Edited by J.S. Harrington
Production
company
Trem Carr Pictures
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Release date
August 1928
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Sweet Sixteen is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Helen Foster, Gertrude Olmstead and Gladden James. [1] It was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the forerunner of Monogram Pictures.

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Synopsis

When her younger sister Cynthia becomes entangled with the caddish Howard De Hart, Patricia tries to persuade her away from his clutches. When this is no good she decides to break them up even if it means compromising her own reputation at the risk of losing her own boyfriend.

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References

  1. Connelly p.275

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