You'd Be Surprised (film)

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You'd Be Surprised
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Directed by Arthur Rosson
Written by Jules Furthman
Robert Benchley
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
B. P. Schulberg
Starring Raymond Griffith
Dorothy Sebastian
Cinematography William Marshall
Edited by E. Lloyd Sheldon
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • September 25, 1926 (1926-09-25)
Running time
60 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

You'd Be Surprised is a 1926 American silent film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Raymond Griffith. A murder mystery-comedy, the production includes intertitles written by humorist Robert Benchley. [1] [2]

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A full copy of the film is preserved in the Library of Congress. [3] [4]

Plot

Cast

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: You'd Be Surprised at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: You'd Be Surprised AFI Catalog of Feature Films Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: You'd Be Surprise Library of Congress Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p. 214. c. 1978 by The American Film Institute.