The Home Girl is a 1928 silent short film directed by Edmund Lawrence and starring

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, Otto Kruger and

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. It was made by Paramount as part of their 'Great Stars and Authors' series, with ''The Home Girl'' being the 4th installment. It is based on a story by

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. Miriam Hopkins was a well known Broadway actress at this time and she later signed a long term and successful contract with Paramount after the advent of talking pictures.

Cast

* Otto Kruger *

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- Orchestra leader

Preservation

*A copy is preserved at UCLA Film & Television archive.

References

External links

The Home Girl
IMDb.com
lobby poster
with Otto Kruger and Miriam Hopkins {{DEFAULTSORT:Home Girl, The 1928 films Silent short films