The Gay Retreat

The Gay Retreat

Directed by	Benjamin Stoloff
Written by	Eddie Moran (adaptation) (as Edward Moran) Murray Roth (adaptation) J. Walter Ruben
Story by	William M. Conselman Edward Marshall
Starring	Gene Cameron Betty Francisco Judy King Sammy Cohen Jerry Madden Holmes Herbert
Cinematography	Sidney Wagner
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	September 25, 1927 (1927-09-25)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

1927 film still

The Gay Retreat is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Gene Cameron, Betty Francisco, Judy King, Sammy Cohen, Jerry Madden, and Holmes Herbert. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on September 25, 1927.^[1]^[2]^[3]

It was originally to be titled A.W.O.L..^[4]

Cast

Gene Cameron as Richard Wright
Betty Francisco as Betty Burnett
Judy King as Joan Moret
Sammy Cohen as Sam Nosenbloom
Jerry Madden as Jerry (as Jerry the Giant)
Holmes Herbert as Charles Wright
Ted McNamara as Ted McHiggins
Charles Gorman as Edward Fulton
Pal the Dog as Pal

Preservation

A print of the film survives at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.^[5]

References

^ "The Gay Retreat". afi.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "The Gay Retreat". AllMovie. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "The Gay Retreat". TCM.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. 1927.
^ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Gay Retreat

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Gay Retreat.

The Gay Retreat at IMDb
Lobby card at gettyimages.com

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The Heart Breaker (1925)
Sweet Marie (1925)
The Canyon of Light (1926)
The Fighting Tailor (1926)
The Mad Racer (1926)
Matrimony Blues (1926)
The Circus Ace (1927)
The Gay Retreat (1927)
Silver Valley (1927)
A Horseman of the Plains (1928)
Plastered in Paris (1928)
Speakeasy (1929)
Protection (1929)
Happy Days (1929)
The Girl from Havana (1929)
New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)
Soup to Nuts (1930)
Not Exactly Gentlemen (1931)
Goldie (1931)
By Whose Hand? (1932)
The Night Mayor (1932)
The Devil Is Driving (1932)
Destry Rides Again (1932)
Night of Terror (1933)
Obey the Law (1933)
Palooka (1934)
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
Swellhead (1935)
To Beat the Band (1935)
Two in the Dark (1936)
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Sea Devils (1937)
Super-Sleuth (1937)
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
Radio City Revels (1938)
The Lady and the Mob (1939)
The Marines Fly High (1940)
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
Secret Enemies (1942)
The Hidden Hand (1942)
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
Bermuda Mystery (1944)
Take It or Leave It (1944)
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