| Bare Knees | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Erle C. Kenton |
| Written by |
Harold Shumate (adaptation) Casey Robinson ( intertitles) |
| Story by | Adele Buffington |
| Produced by |
Sam Sax Harold Shumate |
| Starring | Virginia Lee Corbin |
| Cinematography | James Diamond |
| Edited by | W. Donn Hayes |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lumas Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Bare Knees is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Virginia Lee Corbin. [1] [2]
Plot
Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, returns to her small hometown and causes a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes, and other " flapper" accoutrements.
Cast
- Virginia Lee Corbin as Billie Durey
- Donald Keith as Larry Cook
- Jane Winton as Jane Longworth
- Johnnie Walker a Paul Gladden
- Forrest Stanley as John Longworth
- Maude Fulton as Bessie
- Ernie Adams as Clerk (uncredited)
- William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited)
- Ellinor Vanderveer as Society Woman (uncredited)
Preservation
A print of Bare Knees is in the collection of the Library of Congress. [3] The film is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy Danger Ahead) from Grapevine Video, transferred from this 35mm nitrate print. [4] [5]
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Categories:
- 1928 films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by Erle C. Kenton
- 1928 comedy-drama films
- 1920s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- Films produced by Samuel Sax
- Gotham Pictures films
- Flappers
- 1920s American films
- Silent American comedy-drama films
- English-language comedy-drama films
- Silent comedy-drama film stubs