Tea for Three (film)

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Tea for Three
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Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Screenplay byGarrett Graham
F. Hugh Herbert
Roi Cooper Megrue
Lucille Newmark
Starring Lew Cody
Aileen Pringle
Owen Moore
CinematographyAndré Barlatier -(French Wikipedia)
Edited byWilliam LeVanway
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 29, 1927 (1927-10-29)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tea for Three is a lost [1] [2] 1927 American comedy silent film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Garrett Graham, F. Hugh Herbert, Roi Cooper Megrue and Lucille Newmark. The film stars Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, and Owen Moore. Supporting players were Phillips Smalley, Dorothy Sebastian and Edward Thomas. The film was released on October 29, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [3] [4]

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References

  1. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Tea for Three
  2. Tea for Three at Lost Film Files:list of lost MGM films - 1927
  3. "Tea for Three". AFI. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. "Tea for Three (1927) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 4, 2014.