''The Carnation Kid'' is a 1929 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

E. Mason Hopper E. Mason Hopper (December 6, 1885 – January 3, 1967) was an American film director of the silent era. He directed more than 70 films between 1911 and 1935. Filmography Director * ''The Regenerates'' (1917) * ''The Hidden Spring'' (1917) ...

and Leslie Pearce and written by Alfred A. Cohn, Arthur Huffsmith and

Henry McCarty Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at th ...

. The film stars Douglas MacLean,

Frances Lee Frances Lee (born Merna Phyllis Tibbetts; May 5, 1906 – November 5, 2000) was an American film actress during Hollywood's silent film era, and well into the sound film era of the 1930s. Dancing career Frances Lee was born Merna Phylli ...

William B. Davidson William Beatman Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1915 and 1947. Early life Davidson was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He attended Columbia University, w ...

, Lorraine MacLean, Charles Hill Mailes, and Francis McDonald. The film was released on March 2, 1929, by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

Cast

* Douglas MacLean as Clarence Kendall *

as Doris Whitely *

as Blythe *Lorraine MacLean as Lucille * Charles Hill Mailes as Crawford Whitely * Francis McDonald as The Carnation Kid *

Maurice Black Maurice Black (January 14, 1891 – January 18, 1938) was an American character actor known for his portrayal of mobsters. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1928 to 1938, when he died of pneumonia, four days after his 47th birthday. ...

as Tony *Ben Swor Jr. as Blinkey * Carl Stockdale as Deacon

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* 1929 films 1920s English-language films American drama films 1929 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by E. Mason Hopper American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-drama-film-stub