The Little Snob

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The Little Snob
Directed by John G. Adolfi
Written by Robert Lord (scenario)
Joe Jackson (titles)
Story by Edward T. Lowe, Jr.
Starring May McAvoy
Robert Frazer
Cinematography Norbert Brodine
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 11, 1928 (1928-02-11)
Running time
60 minutes (6 reels; 5,331 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Little Snob is a 1928 silent comedy film from Warner Bros. It was released with a synchronized musical score and sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process, however there is no spoken dialogue.

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An incomplete version of this film is preserved at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

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