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Harry Langdon (left), Gladys McConnell and Helen Hayward.
Photograph: courtesy Kino Lorber.
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The Chaser
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5744 feet
Directed by Harry Langdon
Cast: Harry Langdon [the husband], Gladys McConnell [the wife], Helen Hayward [her mother], William Jaimison (Bud Jamison) [the husband’s friend], Charles Thurston [the judge]
The Harry Langdon Corporation production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated [A First National Picture]. / Scenario by Clarence Hennecke, Robert Eddy and Harry McCoy, from a screen story by Arthur Ripley. Production management by Don Eddy. Comedy construction by Clarence Hennecke. Technical supervisor, Lloyd Brierly. Electrical supervisor, Wayne L. Harmon. Assistant director, Ben Critchley. Photography (cinematography) by Elgin Lessley and Frank Evans. Film editor, Alfred De Gaetano. Titles (intertitles written) by A.H. Giebler. / © 23 January 1928 by Harry Langdon Corporation [LP24902]. Premiered 12 February 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / A loose remake of Saturday Afternoon (1926). / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects.
Comedy.
Survival status: Prints exist in the film holdings of Cohen Media Group (Raymond Rohauer collection) [35mm positive]; and in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Aprons - Bill collectors - Synchronized sound film
Listing updated: 24 September 2013.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Brownlow-Parade pp. 438, 442; Kerr-Silent pp. 285-286; Limbacher-Feature p. 42; Schelly-Langdon pp. 115-116, 117, 118-119, 120, 121-123, 124, 125-128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 143, 162, 173, 193, 220 : ClasIm-204 p. 42 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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