The Grain of Dust

The Grain of Dust
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Directed by	George Archainbaud
Written by	L. G. Rigby Frances Hyland Paul Perez
Based on	The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips
Produced by	John M. Stahl
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Robert Kern
Distributed by	Tiffany-Stahl
Release date	July 10, 1928 (1928-07-10)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Grain of Dust is a 1928 silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Ricardo Cortez and Claire Windsor. It was produced by John M. Stahl and released through Tiffany Pictures. ^[1]

Cast

• Ricardo Cortez as Fred Norman
• Claire Windsor as Josephine Burroughs
• Alma Bennett as Dorothea Hallowell
• Richard Tucker as George
• John St. Polis as Mr. Burroughs
• Otto Hoffman as Head Clerk

Censorship

When The Grain of Dust was released, many states and cities in the United States had censor boards that could require cuts or other eliminations before the film could be shown. The Kansas censor board ordered a cut of an intertitle with the caption, "Oh, God, how I've paid for it!" ^[2]

Preservation

With no prints of The Grain of Dust located in any film archives, ^[3] it is a lost film. ^[4]

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Grain of Dust
2. "Eliminations Ordered in 1928 by Kansas Censor Board with Woman Members". Variety . 94 (6). New York City: Variety, Inc.: 5 February 20, 1929. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
3. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Grain of Dust
4. The Grain of Dust at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: List of lost Tiffany films - 1928

External links

• The Grain of Dust at IMDb