Rough House Rosie

Rough House Rosie is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film produced and released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Strayer. The film is a starring vehicle for Clara Bow who was then Paramount's most popular actress. Reed Howes, a model turned actor, is Bow's leading man.

Rough House Rosie
Clara Bow and Reed Howes in 1927 theatrical poster
Directed by	Frank Strayer
Written by	Max Marcin (adaptation) George Marion, Jr. (titles)
Screenplay by	Louise Long Ethel Doherty
Story by	Nunnally Johnson
Based on	"Rough House Rosie" by Nunnally Johnson
Produced by	B. P. Schulberg
Starring	Clara Bow Reed Howes Arthur Housman Doris Hill
Cinematography	Harold Rosson James Murray
Production company	Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 14, 1927 (1927-05-14)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$225,000[1]
Box office	$1,125,000[1]

The film was based on the story of the same name by Nunnally Johnson that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.^[2] The story was adapted for the screen by Max Marcin, with a screenplay by Louise Long and Ethel Doherty and titles by George Marion, Jr.^[3]

Plot

Cast

• Clara Bow as Rosie O'Reilly
• Reed Howes as Joe Hennessey
• Arthur Housman as Kid Farrell
• Doris Hill as Ruth
• Douglas Gilmore as Arthur Russell
• John Miljan as Lew McKay
• Henry Kolker as W.S. Davids

Preservation

Trailer for Rough House Rosie.

Rough House Rosie is now presumed lost, but a 53-second trailer survives. Although more rediscovered fragments have appeared in a 2012 Documentary Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess, however the complete status is unclear.^[4]

See also

• List of partially lost films
• List of rediscovered films
• The Main Event (1927)