The Smart Set (film)

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The Smart Set
The Smart Set 1928.jpg
Directed by Jack Conway
Written byByron Morgan
Robert Hopkins (intertitles)
Produced by Louis B. Mayer
Irving Thalberg
Starring William Haines
Cinematography Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by Sam Zimbalist
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 24, 1928 (1928-03-24)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The Smart Set (1928) is a silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Jack Conway, and starring William Haines, Jack Holt, and Alice Day.

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A self-centered polo player (Haines) has to redeem himself after he is kicked off the U.S. team.

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