''Wallflowers'' is a 1928 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 ...

directed by

James Leo Meehan James Leo Meehan (1891 – 1943) was an American film director and screenwriter.Munden p. 411 He married the daughter of writer Gene Stratton-Porter, and adapted several of his mother-in-law's novels for the screen. He directed ''Campus Sweethea ...

and written by Dorothy Yost. It is based on the 1927 novel ''Wallflowers'' by

Temple Bailey Irene Temple Bailey (February 24, 1869 – July 6, 1953) was a popular American novelist and short story writer.Clayton, Marion E. (15 July 1928)Noted Author Tells About Life, Writing on Visit in Valley ''Utica Observer-Dispatch''Alden, Alice (17 ...

. The film stars Hugh Trevor, Mabel Julienne Scott, Charles A. Stevenson,

Jean Arthur Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s. Arthur had feature roles in three F ...

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and

Tempe Pigott Tempe Pigott (2 February 1869 – 6 October 1962) was an Australian silent and sound screen character actress. She was a stage actress in England and Australia, Canada and the United States for a number of years before entering motion pictures. ...

. The film was released on February 16, 1928, by

Film Booking Offices of America Film Booking Offices of America (FBO), registered as FBO Pictures Corp., was an American film studio of the silent era, a midsize producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films. The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole, an Anglo-Americ ...

Cast

* Hugh Trevor as Rufus * Mabel Julienne Scott as Sherry *Charles A. Stevenson as Mr. Fisk *

as Sandra *

as Theodora *

as Mrs. Claybourne *

Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent

as Maulsby *

Reginald Simpson Reginald Simpson (1896–1964) was a British stage actor and playwright.Mycroft p.209 He moved to Hollywood where he appeared in around seventy films in a mixture of supporting and minor roles. Selected filmography * '' Wallflowers'' (1928) * ...

as Markaham

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* 1928 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1928 drama films Film Booking Offices of America films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by James Leo Meehan 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub