Summary
Sally of the Scandals is a 1928 American silent crime drama[2] film produced and released by Film Booking Offices of America. It was directed by Lynn Shores and starred Bessie Love.[3]
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| Directed by | Lynn Shores Ken Marr (ass't director) |
| Written by | Enid Hibbard (story, scenario) John W. Conway (intertitles) Randolph Bartlett (intertitles) |
| Produced by | Film Booking Offices of America |
| Starring | Bessie Love |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels; 6,059 feet[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film is preserved in the Archives françaises du film du CNC (Bois d'Arcy).[4]
Plot edit
Chorus girl Sally Rand (Love) cares for her crippled sister Mary (Lambert). She agrees to marry gangster Bill Reilly (Miley)—whom she believes to be a legitimate businessman—after he promises to pay for an operation for her sister. The lead in the show, Marian Duval (Quimby), is jealous of the attention that Steve Sinclair (Forrest), wealthy backer of the Broadway show, is showing Sally, and she wrongfully accuses Sally of theft. Steve learns of Marian's and Reilly's lies, and prevents Sally from marrying Reilly. He then makes her the star of the show.[1][3][5]
Cast edit
- Bessie Love as Sally Rand
- Irene Lambert as Mary Rand
- Allan Forrest as Steve Sinclair
- Margaret Quimby as Marian Duval
- Jimmy Phillips as Kelly
- Jack Raymond as Bennie
- Jerry Miley as Bill Reilly[6]
Production edit
Some interior scenes were filmed using the sets and chorus of the stage production of Sunny at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.[7]
Reception edit
The film received positive reviews,[8] as did Bessie Love's performance.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b Motion Picture News Booking Guide. Motion Picture News. 1929. p. 147.
- ^ "Sally of the Scandals (1928)". AllMovie.
- ^ a b Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. pp. 677–8. OCLC 664500075.
- ^ "Sally of the Scandals / Lynn Shores [motion picture]". Library of Congress – Performing Arts Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "New Pictures". Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World. April 28, 1928. p. 44.
- ^ "Casts of Current Photoplays". Photoplay Magazine. Vol. 34, no. 3. August 1928. p. 137.
- ^ "Studio Briefs". Motion Picture News. February 11, 1928. p. 442.
- ^ "What the Picture Did for Me". Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World. December 22, 1928. p. 51.
- ^ "Brief Reviews of Current Pictures". Photoplay. p. 16.
External links edit
- Sally of the Scandals at IMDb
- Sally of the Scandals at AllMovie
- Sally of the Scandals at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Sally of the Scandals at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Sally of the Scandals at the TCM Movie Database
