The Snob Buster

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The Snob Buster
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Written by Forrest Sheldon
Produced by W. Ray Johnston
Starring
Cinematography Ross Fisher
Production
company
Harry J. Brown Productions
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Release date
  • May 19, 1925 (1925-05-19)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Snob Buster is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Reed Howes, Wilfred Lucas, and George B. French. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Theodore Pendergast, the only son in a wealthy Boston family, goes to training camp. A few years later, he returns as a regular guy. With him comes his buddy Butch McGuire, an ex-prize fighter. His family treats Butch with disdain, and insist upon their son undergoing an examination from four mental specialists. They recommend that he go to a private sanitarium. Ted rebels, and goes to live with Butch. He falls in love with the former fighter's sister Molly. To prove his love, he engages in a prize fight his rival, Kid Lowry, in which he is the victor.

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References

  1. Darby p. 153
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Snob Buster at silentera.com
  3. "New Pictures: The Snob Buster", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (7): 73, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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