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The Royal American 
Summary
The Royal American is a 1927 American silent action adventure film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Nita Martan and Billy Franey.[1] Produced by Brown's own production company, it was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the forerunner of Monogram Pictures.
| The Royal American | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Written by | George W. Pyper |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Starring | Reed Howes Nita Martan Billy Franey |
| Cinematography | Ross Fisher |
Production company | Harry J. Brown Productions |
| Distributed by | Rayart Pictures |
Release date | July 1927 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Synopsis edit
A young coast guard becomes involved with an altercation with the crew of a ship and finds himself shanghaied aboard. The ship turns out to be gunrunning armaments to South American revolutionaries.
Cast edit
- Reed Howes as Jack Beaton
- Nita Martan as Gail Morton
- Billy Franey as Mike
- David Kirby as Pat
- J.P. McGowan as Capt. Burke
- Hal Salter as First Mate Dorgan
- Rosa Gore as Mother Meg
References edit
- ^ Connelly p.404
Bibliography edit
- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links edit
- The Royal American at IMDb
