For Ladies Only (film)
For Ladies Only is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman and Scott Pembroke and starring John Bowers, Jacqueline Logan and Edna Marion.[1]
| For Ladies Only | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Lehrman Scott Pembroke |
| Written by | Robert Lord |
| Starring | John Bowers Jacqueline Logan Edna Marion |
| Cinematography | J.O. Taylor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | July 20, 1927 |
Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis
A businessman thinks that all women are frivolous creatures only interested in clothes, make-up and perfume. He decides to fire all his women employees including his female secretary Ruth Barton who warns him he will comes to regret it. Finding himself at a loss he turns to her for advice over business deals, but she makes him pay a great deal for it. Finally she intercepts a major order and directs it towards a rival firm. He is forced to concede defeat and agrees to her demand to let all the women return to their jobs, discovering in the process that he is in love with Ruth.
Cast
- John Bowers as Cliff Coleman
- Jacqueline Logan as Ruth Barton
- Edna Marion as Gertie Long
- Ben Hall as Joe Decker
- William H. Strauss as Mr. Ginsberg
- Templar Saxe
- Kathleen Chambers
- Henry Roquemore
Preservation and status
Complete copies of the film are held at the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique and the George Eastman House.[2]
References
- Connelly p.350
- "For Ladies Only [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
Bibliography
- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.