The Perfect Sap

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The Perfect Sap
The Perfect Sap poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Howard Higgin
Based onNot Herbert (play)
by Howard Irving Young
Starring Ben Lyon
Pauline Starke
Virginia Lee Corbin
Lloyd Whitlock
Diana Kane
Byron Douglas
Christine Compton
Cinematography John W. Boyle
Production
company
Ray Rockett Productions
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • January 23, 1927 (1927-01-23)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Perfect Sap is a lost 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Higgin. It is based on the 1926 play Not Herbert by Howard Irving Young. The film stars Ben Lyon, Pauline Starke, Virginia Lee Corbin, Lloyd Whitlock, Diana Kane, Byron Douglas, and Christine Compton. The film was released on January 23, 1927, by First National Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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