Long Pants
(1927) American
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Frank Capra

Cast: Harry Langdon [Harry Shelby], Gladys Brockwell [Mrs. Shelby, his mother], Alan Roscoe [Mr. Shelby, his father], Priscilla Bonner [Priscilla, his bride], Alma Bennett [Bebe Blair, his downfall], Betty Francisco [his finish]; Frankie Darrow [young Harry Shelby]

Harry Langdon Corporation production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Arthur Ripley + [Frank Capra], from an adaptation by Robert Eddy. Comedy construction by Clarence Hennecke. Cinematography by Elgin Lessley. Edited by Harold Young. / Released 26 March 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / A reel of Technicolor was shot, but cut from the film before national release. [?] McBride-Capra p. 722 lists the film’s length as seven reels (which may count the unreleased Technicolor reel in that length). / Silent film.

Comedy.

Survival Status: Print exists.

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Listing updated: 4 May 2006.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Bohn-Light p. 105; Brownlow-Parade pp. 437, 439; Everson-American pp. 276, 310h; Geduld-Birth p. 147; Kerr-Silent pp. 278, 280-281; Limbacher-Feature p. 144; Maltin-Selected p. 68; McBride-Capra p. 722; Poague-Capra pp. 69, 70, 80, 89, 101, 115, 121, 122, 129-132, 134-135, 137, 192, 205, 236; Schelly-Langdon pp. vii, 79, 80, 81, 83-87, 89, 94, 95, 96, 105, 111, 116, 118, 121, 123, 126, 127, 171, 191, 210, 220; Sinyard-Silent pp. 49, 51; Sweeney-Coming p. 112; Vermilye-Twenties p. 22.

Home Video: DVD.