Wet Paint (1926 film)

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Wet Paint
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Boston theater showing the film
Directed by Arthur Rosson
Screenplay by Lloyd Corrigan
Reggie Morris
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Starring Raymond Griffith
Helene Costello
Bryant Washburn
Natalie Kingston
Henry Kolker
Cinematography William Marshall
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • May 3, 1926 (1926-05-03)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Wet Paint is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Raymond Griffith, Helene Costello, Bryant Washburn, Natalie Kingston, and Henry Kolker. Written by Lloyd Corrigan and Reggie Morris, the film was released on May 3, 1926, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [4] a wealthy bachelor proposes to the woman he loves and discovers that she had made a bet that he would do so. He then decides to marry the first young woman he meets. Many exciting incidents and mishaps occur, including meeting an escaped lion and trying to catch a driverless automobile, before he and the woman he loves are reunited for a wedding.

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Preservation

With no prints of Wet Paint located in any film archives, [5] it is a lost film.

References

  1. ↑ Mordaunt Hall (May 17, 1926). "Movie Review - Wet Paint - The High Hat Comedian". The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Wet Paint". AFI.com . Archived from the original on February 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: Wet Paint". www.silentera.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "New Pictures: Wet Paint". Exhibitors Herald. 25 (01). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 90 March 20, 1926. Retrieved April 12, 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  5. ↑ "Wet Paint". lcweb2.loc.gov. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.


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