22 December 1928 Comedy, Romance 70 mins
String Whalen, a carnival wheel-of-fortune operator, is greatly attracted to Lutie and gains her gratitude when he recovers her purse from a pickpocket. At a dance that evening, String promises Lutie to forsake his gambling career.
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Hugh Trevor as String
Gertrude Olmstead as Lutie
Ethlyne Clair as Zelda
Bert Moorhouse as Moffatt
Walter McGrail as Duke
James Eagles as Andy
George B. Seitz Director
Robert Martin Director of Photography
Ann McKnight Editor
Walter Plunkett Costume Design
Thomas Atkins Assistant Director
Wyndham Gittens Screenplay
United States 22 December 1928
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1928:
01 April 1928
Mickey McGuire is putting on a bad performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin, but first he has to deal with the competition; another boy is putting on a wild animal show -- house cats inflamed by the "tamer" having white mice in his trousers.
14 January 1928
A press sheet printed in Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World in 1928 put forth the suggestion that “people in the need of a good hearty laugh should take this opportunity of getting it” by seeing a newly released comedy by Warner Bros.
23 March 1928
Set during the 16th-century Spanish occupation of Flanders, the story concentrates on the fiercely patriotic Mark Van Ryke (Colman).
19 February 1928
A disgraced son of a sheriff is adopted by an Indian tribe after saving the son of a chief.
16 September 1928
One of a handful of currently unavailable Hal Roach/MGM “Our Gang” silent films, School Begins was a series of gags built around the unenviable ritual of returning to school during the first week of September.
10 October 1928
When Hamburg ship's mate Klaus Brandt catches a thief one night at the port, his downfall is pre-ordained.
01 October 1928
Harvey Baremore is upset with any perceived extravagance from his demure wife Druid, while he is secretly stealing from his boss John Kimball to ply his mistress Doris with gifts.
05 August 1928
College hero Charles Stanton fails miserably as an insurance agent; so he becomes a lifeguard, saves an injured swimmer and is rewarded for his valor.
04 June 1928
An Arab prince born and raised in the desert and a beautiful Frenchwoman from Paris fall in love and marry, but the tremendous differences in their backgrounds and the cultural differences between their two different societies put strains on their marriage that may well prove irreparable.
01 October 1928
Episode #3 of the third series of the Universal Pictures serial "The Collegians".
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