A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2012 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Cardboard Lover
Also known as {Her Cardboard Lover}
(1928) American
B&W : Nine reels / [?] 8460 or 7108? feet
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Cast: Marion Davies [Sally], Jetta Goudal [Simone], Nils Asther [André], Andres De Segurola [himself], Tenen Holtz [Albine], Pepe Lederer [Peppy]

Cosmopolitan Productions production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Produced by Harry Rapf. Scenario by F. Hugh Herbert, from an adaptation by Carey Wilson of the play Dans sa candeur naïve by Jacques Deval. Set design by Cedric Gibbons. Cinematography by John Arnold. Intertitles by Lucille Newmark. Edited by Basil Wrangell. / © 25 August 1928 by Cosmopolitan Productions [LP25928]. Released 25 August 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / MGM production number 375. MGM release number 829. [?] Website-AFI lists the film’s length as 7108 feet. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists film archive.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 20 October 2009.

References: Dardis-Keaton p. 201; Davies-Times pp. 118, 121, 246 : Website-AFI.