''French Dressing'' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by

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and starring H. B. Warner. It was produced and distributed by

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Plot

Cast

* H. B. Warner as Phillip Grey * Clive Brook as Henri de Briac * Lois Wilson as Cynthia Grey * Lilyan Tashman as Peggy Nash

Uncredited

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* Hedda Hopper Lois Wilson French Dressing 1927

Production

In their October 1927 edition, ''

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'' magazine reported that Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon were originally set to star. It is unknown why they were replaced.

Preservation

With no prints of ''French Dressing'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film.''French Dressing'' at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: ''lost First National films - 1927''

References

External list

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''French Dressing'' film review
at the '' New York Times'' 1927 films 1927 romantic comedy films Lost American romantic comedy films Films directed by Allan Dwan First National Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films set in Paris 1927 lost films 1920s American films Silent American romantic comedy films {{1920s-romantic-comedy-film-stub