Evening Clothes
Evening Clothes is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Luther Reed that was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount.
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| 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 |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,287 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Production background
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]
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.
Cast
- 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
- Mario Carillo as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- Lilyan Tashman as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
References
- 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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Evening Clothes.
- Evening Clothes at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Foreign release poster of Evening Clothes
- Stills at silenthollywood.com
- Still at Louise Brooks Society
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