Bare Knees
| Bare Knees | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Erle C. Kenton |
| Written by | Harold Shumate (adaptation) Casey Robinson (intertitles) |
| Story by | Adele Buffington |
| Produced by | Sam Sax Harold Shumate |
| Starring | Virginia Lee Corbin |
| Cinematography | James Diamond |
| Edited by | W. Donn Hayes |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Lumas Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Bare Knees is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Virginia Lee Corbin.[1][2]
Plot
Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, returns to her small hometown and causes a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes, and other "flapper" accoutrements.
Cast
- Virginia Lee Corbin as Billie Durey
- Donald Keith as Larry Cook
- Jane Winton as Jane Longworth
- Johnnie Walker a Paul Gladden
- Forrest Stanley as John Longworth
- Maude Fulton as Bessie
- Ernie Adams as Clerk (uncredited)
- William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited)
- Ellinor Vanderveer as Society Woman (uncredited)
Preservation
A print of Bare Knees is in the collection of the Library of Congress.[3] The film is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy Danger Ahead) from Grapevine Video, transferred from this 35mm nitrate print.[4][5]
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Bare Knees at silentera.com
- ^ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Film: Bare Knees". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ^ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Bare Knees". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ^ Bare Knees at Grapevine Video
- ^ Bare Knees at Amazon.com
External links
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