''Bare Knees'' is a 1928 American silent film comedy drama directed by

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and starring

Virginia Lee Corbin Virginia Lee Corbin (December 5, 1910 – June 4, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Early years Corbin was born Laverne Virginia Corbin in Prescott, Arizona to Leon Ernest Corbin and Virginia Frances (Cox) Corbin, and she had a siste ...

as Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, who returns to her small hometown causing a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes and other "

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" accoutrements. An extant film, it is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy "Danger Ahead") from Grapevine Video, transferred from the only known 35mm

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Cast

as Billie Durey * Donald Keith as Larry Cook *

Jane Winton Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 – September 22, 1959) was an American film actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. Early years Winton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1905. The deaths of her father when she was four yea ...

as Jane Longworth *

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a Paul Gladden *

Forrest Stanley Forrest Stanley (August 21, 1889 – August 27, 1969) was an American actor and screenplay writer best known for his work in silent film. He is particularly known for his role as Charles Brandon in the historical film '' When Knighthood Was in ...

as John Longworth *

Maude Fulton Maude Fulton (May 14, 1881 – November 9, 1950) was an American actress, playwright, stage director, theater manager, and later a Hollywood screenwriter. Early life Born in 1881 in El Dorado, Kansas, she was the daughter of newspaperman Titu ...

as Bessie

References

External links

''Bare Knees'' at IMDb.comallmovie/synopsis; ''Bare Knees''''Bare Knees'', Moviessilently.comRestored lobby poster
1928 films American silent feature films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton 1928 comedy-drama films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films produced by Samuel Sax Gotham Pictures films Flappers 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub