The Play Girl | |
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Directed by | Arthur Rosson |
Written by | John Stone Reggie Morris Norman Z. McLeod |
Produced by | William Fox |
Starring | Madge Bellamy Johnny Mack Brown Walter McGrail |
Cinematography | Rudolph J. Bergquist |
Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Play Girl is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Madge Bellamy, Johnny Mack Brown, and Walter McGrail. [1] [2]
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The film was marred by two deaths of crew members over a period of about two weeks. Studio electrician Thomas Rafferty was killed in a fall, and cinematographer Rudolph Bergquist died in an automobile accident on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles while driving a studio car. [3]
With no prints of The Play Girl located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.
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