Harry Langdon and Alec B. Francis.     Frame enlargement: Silent Era low-res collection.

Cast: Harry Langdon [Harry Logan], Joan Crawford [Betty Burton], Edwards Davis [John Burton], Tom Murray [Nick Kargas], Alec B. Francis [Amos Logan, Harry’s father], Brooks Benedict [taxi driver]; Carlton Griffith [Roger Caldwell]

Harry Langdon Corporation production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Scenario by Arthur Ripley and Frank Capra, from an adaptation by Tim Whelan, Hal Conklin, J. Frank Holliday, Gerald Duffy and Murray Roth. Cinematography by Elgin Lessley and George Spear. Intertitles by George Marion Jr. / © 7 March 1927 [LP22515]. Released 17 March 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Working title: Mr. Nobody. Langdon’s first feature film. [?] AFI-F2 n. F2.5824 lists the release date as 21 March 1927.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F2 n. F2.5824.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Contests - Marathons - Prison camps - Prisoners - Prisons - USA: Massachusetts

Listing updated: 4 May 2006.

References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F2 n. F2.5824; Brownlow-Parade pp. 438, 492; Everson-American p. 276; Kerr-Silent pp. 27, 262, 274-276, 277, 279, 281, 286; Limbacher-Feature p. 257; Maltin-Selected p. 68; McBride-Capra p. 722; Poague-Capra pp. 121, 236; Quirk-Crawford pp. 14, 39; Schelly-Langdon pp. vii, 57, 58-66, 67, 72, 76, 89, 95, 103, 122, 126, 173, 199, 210, 219-220; Sinyard-Silent p. 49; Sklar-Movie p. 206; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 20, 22 : ClasIm-221 pp. 14, 53.

Home Video: DVD.