The Big Killing (1928 film)

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The Big Killing
Big Killing poster.jpg
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Directed by F. Richard Jones
Screenplay by
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Starring Wallace Beery
Raymond Hatton
Anders Randolf
Mary Brian
Gardner James
Lane Chandler
Paul McAllister
Cinematography Alfred Gilks
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • July 1, 1928 (1928-07-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Big Killing is a 1928 American comedy silent film directed by F. Richard Jones and written by Frank Butler. The film stars Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton, Anders Randolf, Mary Brian, Gardner James, Lane Chandler and Paul McAllister. The film was released on July 1, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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  2. "The Big Killing". afi.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Big Killing
  4. Catalog of Holding The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.16 c.1978 by the American Film Institute