The Play Girl

This article is about the 1928 film. For similar uses, see Playgirl (disambiguation).

The Play Girl is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Madge Bellamy, Johnny Mack Brown, and Walter McGrail.^[1][2]

The Play Girl
Film poster
Directed by	Arthur Rosson
Written by	John Stone Reggie Morris Norman Z. McLeod
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Madge Bellamy Johnny Mack Brown Walter McGrail
Cinematography	Rudolph J. Bergquist
Edited by	Ralph Dietrich
Production company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	April 22, 1928 (1928-04-22)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot summary

When Madge, a clerk in a flower shop, is sent to a bachelor's apartment to deliver and arrange a bouquet, she discovers a guest, young and handsome Bradley Lane, taking a bath. She loses her job and becomes a playgirl until Bradley, her true love, asks her to marry him.^[3]

Cast

• Madge Bellamy as Madge Norton
• Johnny Mack Brown as Bradley Lane
• Walter McGrail as David Courtney
• Lionel Belmore as The Greek Florist
• Anita Garvin as Millie
• Thelma Hill as The Salesgirl
• Harry Tenbrook as The Chauffeur
• Mae Madison as Flapper
• Bertram Marburgh as Socialite

Production

The film was marred by two deaths of crew members over a period of about two weeks. Studio electrician Thomas Rafferty was killed in a fall, and cinematographer Rudolph Bergquist died in an automobile accident on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles while driving a studio car.^[4]

Preservation

With no prints of The Play Girl located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.