You Never Can Tell (1920 film)

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Directed by Chester M. Franklin
Written by Thomas J. Geraghty
Helmer Walton Bergman
Story byGrace Lovell Bryan
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Starring Bebe Daniels
Jack Mulhall
CinematographyVictor L. Ackland
Distributed byRealart Pictures
Release date
  • September 22, 1920 (1920-09-22)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

You Never Can Tell is a 1920 American romantic comedy film produced by the Realart company, an affiliate of Paramount Pictures, and distributed by Realart. Chester M. Franklin directed and Bebe Daniels starred in the film. The film is based on several short stories You Never Can Tell and Class by Grace Lovell Bryan. A surviving print of the film is housed in the Library of Congress. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: You Never Can Tell at silentera.com
  2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c. 1978
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:You Never Can Tell