The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

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The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary lobby card.jpg
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Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Edmond F. Bernoudy (2nd Unit)
Written by Anne Warner (play)
Zelda Sears
Anthony Coldeway (adaptation)
Raymond Cannon (scenario)
Produced byJohn C. Flinn
Starring May Robson
Phyllis Haver
Harrison Ford
Cinematography Barney McGill
Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • August 8, 1927 (1927-08-08)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
cast member Betty Brown. Betty Brown 001.jpg
cast member Betty Brown.

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary is a lost [1] 1927 American silent comedy film starring veteran actress May Robson and released by Cecil B. DeMille's Producers Distributing Corporation (PDC). [2]

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Robson had first appeared in the Broadway play version of this story in 1907 when she was 49. [3] In the film she returns to enact the same part 20 years later at the age of 69. A previous 1914 film version of the play had been produced minus May Robson.

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