French Dressing (1927 film)

1927 film by Allan Dwan

  • December 10, 1927 (1927-12-10)
(NY premiere
Running time
6344 feetCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

French Dressing is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring H. B. Warner. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

Cast

  • H. B. Warner as Phillip Grey
  • Clive Brook as Henri de Briac
  • Lois Wilson as Cynthia Grey
  • Lilyan Tashman as Peggy Nash

Uncredited

  • Tim Holt
  • Hedda Hopper
Wilson in a publicity photo for the film
Wilson in a publicity photo for the film

Production

In their October 1927 edition, Photoplay magazine reported that Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon were originally set to star.[3] It is unknown why they were replaced.

Preservation

With no prints of French Dressing located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]

References

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: French Dressing at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: French Dressing
  3. ^ "Advertising Section". Photoplay Magazine. October 1927. p. 61.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: French Dressing
  5. ^ French Dressing at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: lost First National films - 1927 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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