15 September 1929 Comedy 65 mins
The author of a book on eugenics attempts to prove his theories by having his childless sister and her husband adopt the child of a “physically superior” chauffeur and housemaid, leading to comedic complications when the parents refuse to give up their child.
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Frank Craven as Alan Camp
Sally Blane as Nora
Hugh Trevor as Joe Garvin
Olive Tell as Marion Green
Allen Kearns as Gilbert Goodhue
Doris Eaton as Edith Goodhue
Theodore von Eltz as George Green
Jeanne De Bard as Dorothy Green
Adele Watson as Miss Duncan
Frank Craven Director
Richard Rosson Director
William LeBaron Theatre Play
William LeBaron Screenplay
Max Rée Art Direction
Walter Plunkett Costume Design
Leo Tover Director of Photography
George Marsh Editor
Ann McKnight Editor
United States 15 September 1929
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