What a Night! (1928 film)

What a Night!
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Directed byA. Edward Sutherland
Written byLouise Long
Herman J. Mankiewicz (intertitles)
Story byLloyd Corrigan
Grover Jones
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
Starring
CinematographyEdward Cronjager
Edited byDoris Drought
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 22, 1928 (1928-12-22)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

What a Night! is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. The romantic comedy was written by Louise Long, from a story by Lloyd Corrigan and Grover Jones. The film stars Bebe Daniels, Neil Hamilton, and William Austin.[1][2]

Plot

Daniels, in her final silent film,[3] plays Dorothy Winston, an heiress who sets out to become a newspaper reporter. When she breaks a big story, she finds herself in peril.[4]

Cast

Preservation status

This is one of Bebe Daniels's one of many lost Paramount films.[5]

References

  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c. 1971.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: What a Night at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "What a Night (1928)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (December 24, 1928). "Dream of Love (1928) The Screen; Military Academy Students. The Jinx". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ What a Night! at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1928 Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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