The Opening Night

The Opening Night
The Opening Night
Directed by	Edward H. Griffith
Written by	Albert Payson Terhune ; Edward H. Griffith;
Produced by	Harry Cohn
Starring	Claire Windsor ; John Bowers ; E. Alyn Warren ;
Cinematography	Ray June
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 14, 1927;
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles ;

Last updated October 10, 2025

The Opening Night is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Claire Windsor, John Bowers and E. Alyn Warren.^[1]

Plot

Cast

Claire Windsor as Carol Chandler
John Bowers as Jimmy Keane
E. Alyn Warren as Robert Chandler
Grace Goodall as Gertrude Ames
Bobbie Mack as Aaron Hinkle
William Welsh as Fisherman

Preservation and status

Complete copies of the film are held at the Library of Congress and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[2]

References

↑ Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997, page 574
↑ "The Opening Night [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

External links

The Opening Night at IMDb
The Opening Night at the TCM Movie Database
The Opening Night at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997, page 574

[2] "The Opening Night [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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