''The Man Upstairs'' is a
lost
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History
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1926 silent film comedy directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893, Delaware – April 27, 1961) was an American filmmaker.
Early career
Beginning his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915, Del Ruth later directed his first short film ''Hungry Lions'' (1919) ...
and starring
Monte Blue
Gerard Montgomery Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was an American film actor who began his career as a romantic lead in the silent era; and for decades after the advent of sound, he continued to perform as a supporting player ...
. It was produced and distributed by
Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American Film studio, film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, Califo ...
. The film is based on a novel, ''The Agony Column'' by
Earl Derr Biggers
Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 – April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright. His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the United States and China.
Biogra ...
.
The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''The Man Upstairs''
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Cast
*Monte Blue
Gerard Montgomery Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was an American film actor who began his career as a romantic lead in the silent era; and for decades after the advent of sound, he continued to perform as a supporting player ...
- Geoffrey West
*Dorothy Devore
Dorothy Devore (born Alma Inez Williams; June 22, 1899 – September 10, 1976) was an American silent film actress and comedian.
Early life
Born as Alma Inez Williams in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22, 1899, her family soon moved to Los Angele ...
- Marion Larnard
*Helen Dunbar
Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress.
Career
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Co ...
- Aunt Hattie
* John Roche - Captain Fraser-Freer
*Stanley Taylor - Norman Fraser-Freer
*Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ...
- Enright
*Charles Conklin - Mose (*aka Heinie Conklin
Heinie Conklin (born Charles John Conklin; July 16, 1880July 30, 1959) was an American actor and comedian whose career began in the silent film era.
Early years
Conklin was born Charles John Conklin on July 16, 1880, in San Francisco, Califor ...
)
Box Office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $151,000 domestic and $29,000 foreign.
References
External links
The Man Upstairs @ IMDb.com
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1926 films
American silent feature films
Lost American films
Films directed by Roy Del Ruth
Warner Bros. films
American black-and-white films
1926 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
1926 lost films
Lost comedy films
1920s American films
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