''The Gay Retreat'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Gene Cameron,

Betty Francisco Betty Francisco (born Elizabeth Barton; September 26, 1900 – November 25, 1950) was an American silent-film actress, appearing primarily in supporting roles. Her sisters Evelyn and Margaret were also actresses. Early years Francisco w ...

, Judy King,

Sammy Cohen Sammy Cohen (1902–1981) was an American film actor and comedian. He was one of several popular Jewish comedians acting in films during the late 1920s.Erens p. 91-92 Selected filmography * '' What Price Glory?'' (1926) * '' The Return of Peter ...

, Jerry Madden, and

Holmes Herbert Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman. Early life Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sou ...

. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on September 25, 1927.

Cast

*Gene Cameron as Richard Wright *

as Betty Burnett *Judy King as Joan Moret *

as Sam Nosenbloom *Jerry Madden as Jerry (as Jerry the Giant) *

as Charles Wright *

Ted McNamara Edward Joseph McNamara (19 September 1894 – February 1928) was an Australian vaudevillian who made a career on stage in Australia, the United States, and in Hollywood silent films before dying suddenly in 1928. At various times he has credited ...

as Ted McHiggins * Charles Gorman as Edward Fulton *Pal the Dog as Pal

Preservation

A print of the film survives at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Gay Retreat''
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References

External links

* 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films 1927 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Films directed by Benjamin Stoloff 1920s American films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub