Lady Be Good (1928 film)

Lady Be Good is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace. The film is based on the 1924 musical of the same name by George Gershwin and starred Jack Mulhall and Dorothy Mackaill.^[1][2]

Lady Be Good
1926 advertisement
Directed by	Richard Wallace
Written by	Adelaide Heilbron Jack Wagner Sidney Lazarus (intertitles) Gene Towne (intertitles)
Based on	Lady Be Good 1924 by George Gershwin
Produced by	Charles R. Rogers
Starring	Dorothy Mackaill Jack Mulhall
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Edited by	Stuart Heisler
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	May 6, 1928 (1928-05-06) (United States)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot summary

Cast

• Jack Mulhall as "Mysterio" the magician^[2]
• Dorothy Mackaill as his assistant^[2]
• John Miljan as Murray
• Nita Martan as Madison
• Dot Farley as Texas West
• James Finlayson as Trelawney West
• Aggie Herring as Landlady
• Jay Eaton as Dancer
• Eddie Clayton as Dancer
• Yola d'Avril as Assistant
• Don Charno and His Martini Orchestra (uncredited)
• Charlie Hall as Backstage Actor in Blackface (uncredited)

Preservation

With no prints of Lady Be Good located in any film archives,^[3] it is considered a lost film.^[4]