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Wise Girls
Also known as Kempy in the USA
(1929) United States of America
B&W : 11 reels / 8818 feet / 97 minutes
Directed by E. Mason Hopper + [Elliott Nugent]

Cast: Elliott Nugent [Kempy], Norma Lee [Kate], Roland Young [Duke Merrill], J.C. Nugent [Dad], Clara Blandick [Ma], Marion Shilling [Ruth Bence], Leora Spellman [Jane Wade], James Donlan [Ben Wade], Billy O’Brien

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by J.C. Nugent and Elliott Nugent, with stage direction and dialogue by J.C. Nugent and Elliott Nugent, from the play Kempy by J.C. Nugent and Elliott Nugent. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons. Wardrobe (costume design) by David Cox. Song “I Love You Truly” by Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Cinematography by William Daniels. Sound recording by Douglas Shearer and Karl E. Zint. Film editor, Margaret Booth. Intertitles written by Margaret Booth. / © 30 September 1929 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation [LP729]. Released 21 September 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format; and Movietone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format. Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Working title: Kempy. The film was released in Ireland on 27 June 1930. / Silent film, with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 May 2020.

References: ClasIm-330 p. 46 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.

 
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