The Gay Defender
1927 film by Gregory La Cava / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gay Defender is a lost[1][2] 1927 American silent drama film directed by Gregory La Cava and written by Ray Harris, Grover Jones, Herman J. Mankiewicz, George Marion Jr., Sam Mintz, and Kenneth Raisbeck. The film stars Richard Dix, Thelma Todd, Fred Kohler, Jerry Mandy, Robert Brower, Harry Holden, and Fred Esmelton. The film was released on December 10, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.[3][4]
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The Gay Defender | |
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Directed by | Gregory La Cava |
Screenplay by | Ray Harris Grover Jones Herman J. Mankiewicz George Marion Jr. Sam Mintz Kenneth Raisbeck |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
Starring | Richard Dix Thelma Todd Fred Kohler Jerry Mandy |
Cinematography | Edward Cronjager |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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- Richard Dix as Joaquin Murrieta
- Thelma Todd as Ruth Ainsworth
- Fred Kohler as Jake Hamby
- Jerry Mandy as Chombo
- Robert Brower as Ferdinand Murrieta
- Harry Holden as Padre Sebastian
- Fred Esmelton as Commissioner Ainsworth
- Frances Raymond as Aunt Emily
- Ernie Adams as Bart Hamby
- Augustina López as Extra (uncredited)
- Hall, Mordaunt (December 26, 1927). "Movie Review - Blood and Roses". NYTimes.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- "The Gay Defender". Afi.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
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