''Whose Baby?'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by

Clarence G. Badger Clarence G. Badger (June 9, 1880 – June 17, 1964) was an American film director of feature films in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. His films include ''It (1927 film), It'' and ''Red Hair (film), Red Hair'', more than a dozen features and shorts st ...

and starring

Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''Whose Baby?'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors cut a scene of a heavy woman sliding down a railing, two scenes of her falling in a gymnasium, and a closeup of her backed up against a wall.

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* 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1917 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Clarence G. Badger Keystone Studios films Films produced by Mack Sennett American comedy short films Silent American comedy films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub