The Spotlight (film)

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The Spotlight
The Spotlight poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frank Tuttle
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Victor Milner
Edited by Louis D. Lighton
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 19, 1927 (1927-11-19)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • Silent
  • English titles

The Spotlight is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by Hope Loring, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Rita Weiman, and starring Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton, Nicholas Soussanin, Arlette Marchal and Arthur Housman. It was released on November 19, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

The film is a remake of the 1921 film Footlights .

Preservation status

The Spotlight is a lost [4] [5] film.

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References

  1. Hal Erickson (2015). "Spotlight - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  2. "The Spotlight". afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. The Spotlight at silentera.com
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Spotlight
  5. The Spotlight at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost films of Paramount - 1927