''Bitter Apples'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed by

Harry O. Hoyt Harry O. Hoyt (6 August 1885 – 29 July 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director whose film career began in 1912, during the silent film, silent era. He graduated with a degree in literature from Yale University in 1910. His 1925 fi ...

and starring

Monte Blue Gerard Montgomery Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was an American film actor who began his career as a romantic lead in the silent era; and for decades after the advent of sound, he continued to perform as a supporting player ...

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...

, and Paul Ellis.

Cast

as John Wyncote *

as Belinda White * Paul Ellis as Stefani Blanco *

Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ...

as Cyrus Thornden *

Sidney De Gray Sidney De Gray (16 June 1866 – 30 June 1941) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1940. He was born in England and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * '' Luke's Fi ...

as Joseph Blanco *

Ruby Blaine Ruby Blaine (August 27, 1903–May, 1976) was an American film actress of the silent era.Munden p. 435 Partial filmography * ''The Midnight Girl'' (1925) * ''Headlines'' (1925) * ''Children of the Whirlwind'' (1925) * ''Bluebeard's Seven Wives'' ...

as Mrs. Channing * Patricia Grey as Wyncote's secretary

Preservation status

The film is currently

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Bitter Apples''
/ref> In February 1956, Jack Warner sold the rights to all of his pre-December 1949 films to Associated Artists Productions. In 1969, UA donated 16mm prints of some Warner Bros. films from outside the United States. No copies of ''Bitter Apples'' are known to exist.

References

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* * 1927 films 1927 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Harry O. Hoyt Warner Bros. films American black-and-white films Lost American films Lost drama films 1927 lost films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub