''Blondes by Choice'' is an American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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. The script was written by Josephine Quirk and Paul Perez.

Plot

When a man named Cliff's car breaks down, he is towed into the nearest town by a female motorist. It turns out the woman is named Bonnie, and she is the owner of a soon-to-be-opening

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that has riled up the town. When she bleaches her hair to stimulate business, a local women's group comes to protest, but she orders them out. But then Cliff's wealthy mother brings Bonnie to a yacht party as her guest of honor, and the local women change their tune and decide to patronize her business; soon she pays off her mortgage and is proposed to by Cliff.

Starring

as Bonnie Clinton *

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as Cliff Bennett *

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as Horace Rush *

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as Caroline Bennett *

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as Olga Flint * Lee Willard as Benjamin Flint *

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as Miss Terwilliger

Release

The film was well received by critics; ''The Casper Star-Tribune'', for example, called it a "fast-moving and amusing affair," noting its expert direction. A reviewer for ''

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'' lauded it for its "genuinely hilarious" humor, "high-caliber" cast, and snappy pace.

References

1927 films American silent feature films 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Hampton Del Ruth Gotham Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub