The Body Punch

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The Body Punch
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Directed by Leigh Jason
Screenplay by Harry O. Hoyt
Clarence Marks
Gardner Bradford
Story byHarry O. Hoyt
Starring Jack Dougherty
Virginia Brown Faire
George Kotsonaros
Wilbur Mack
Monte Montague
Arthur Millett
CinematographyJoseph Brotherton
Edited byFrank Atkinson
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 14, 1929 (1929-07-14)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Body Punch is a 1929 American silent comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Harry O. Hoyt, Clarence Marks, and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Jack Dougherty, Virginia Brown Faire, George Kotsonaros, Wilbur Mack, Monte Montague, and Arthur Millett. The film was released on July 14, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Preservation

With no prints of The Body Punch located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. "The Body Punch (1929) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Body Punch (1928) - Leigh Jason". AllMovie. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  3. "The Body Punch". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  4. Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Body Punch