Houp La! (film)

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Houp La!
Directed by Frank Miller
Written by Hugh E. Wright (play)
Fred Thompson (play)
Arthur Phillips
Starring George Bellamy
Frank Stanmore
Peggy Carlisle
James Knight
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Screen Productions
Release date
  • June 1928 (1928-06)
Running time
6,722 feet [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Houp La! (or Houp-La!) is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Miller and starring George Bellamy, Frank Stanmore and Peggy Carlisle. It was loosely based on the 1916 stage musical Houp La! by Hugh E. Wright and Fred Thompson. The film was made at Isleworth Studios in London.

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