That's My Daddy is a 1928 American silent comedy starring Reginald Denny and Barbara Kent. The film's story is credited to Denny; though the direction is credited to Fred C. Newmeyer, Denny claimed to have directed most of the film himself.[1] The film survives and has been preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2]
| That's My Daddy | |
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| Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer |
| Written by | Reginald Denny (story) Pierre Couderc Albert DeMond Earle Snell Faith Thomas |
| Starring | Reginald Denny Barbara Kent Lillian Rich Jane La Verne Rosa Gore Mathilde Brundage Armand Kaliz Wilson Benge |
| Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6,073 feet (6 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Preservation
editAfter being unavailable to the public for many decades, the film was screened at the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto, California, on August 24, 2007 (on a double bill with Denny's 1925 film I'll Show You the Town), and again on August 13, 2014.[3][4] In both cases, the films were introduced and accompanied by the organist Dennis James.
References
edit- ^ Brownlow, Kevin. The Parade's Gone by. Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press. p 41. ISBN 0-520-03068-0
- ^ "Feature Films Preserved by UCLA, 1977–2013". UCLA Film & Television Archive. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Stanford Theatre: Summer 2007 Schedule
- ^ Stanford Theatre: Summer 2014 Schedule
External links
edit- That's My Daddy at IMDb
- That's My Daddy at the TCM Movie Database
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