Evening Clothes
| Evening Clothes | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Luther Reed |
| Written by | John McDermott (scenario) George Marion, Jr. (intertitles) |
| Based on | The Man in Evening Clothes by Andre Picard and Yves Mirande |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky B. P. Schulberg (associate producer) |
| Starring | Adolphe Menjou |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Eda Warren |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,287 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Evening Clothes is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Luther Reed that was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
[edit]- Adolphe Menjou as Lucien D'Artois
- Virginia Valli as Germaine
- Noah Beery as Lazarre
- Louise Brooks as Fox Trot
- Arnold Kent as Henri (credited as Lido Manetti)
- André Cheron as Germaine's father
- Marcia Harris as Miss Streeter
- Mario Carillo
- Lilyan Tashman
Production background
[edit]The film is based on the 1920 play L'homme en habit (The Man in Evening Clothes) by Andre Picard and Yves Mirande. Directed by Luther Reed, the film starred Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Valli, and Louise Brooks and is currently considered a lost film.[1][2][3]
Production took place January 3 through 29, 1927. The film was shot at Paramount’s studio in Hollywood, and at the Graf Brothers Studio in San Mateo, California and Kohl Estate in nearby Burlingame, California. Pre-release Paramount production records list the length at 7 reels (6,252 feet) for the domestic release, and 7 reels (6,204 feet) for the foreign release.[4]
As part of Paramount's production of multiple-language versions of its films, two remakes were made in 1931 at the Joinville Studios in Paris, the Spanish-language film A Gentleman in Tails and the French-language film The Man in Evening Clothes.
References
[edit]- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Evening Clothes at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ^ The Man in Evening Clothes (upon which the film is based) as produced on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre December 5, 1924; 11 performances; IBDb.com
- ^ "Evening Clothes (filmography page)". Louise Brooks Society. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
External links
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- Evening Clothes at IMDb
- Evening Clothes (filmography page) at Louise Brooks Society
- Foreign release poster of Evening Clothes
- Stills at silenthollywood.com
- Still at Louise Brooks Society
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- 1927 films
- American silent feature films
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- Lost American comedy films
- 1927 comedy films
- Silent American comedy films
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- Films directed by Luther Reed
- 1927 lost films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
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