''So This is Love?'' is a 1928 silent film directed by

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. It was produced by

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for

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Plot

Jerry McGuire (William Collier Jr.) is a dress designer who is tired of being looked upon as a

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. He begins secretly training as a boxer to take on Spike Mullins (Johnnie Walker) and win the affections of store clerk Hilda Jensen (Shirley Mason).

Cast

* Shirley Mason as Hilda Jenson * William Collier Jr. as Jerry McGuire *

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as Spike Mullins * Ernie Adams as Flash Tracy *

Carl Gerard Carl Gerard (born Carl Gerhard Petersen; 28 September 1885 – 6 January 1966), sometimes credited as Carl Gerrard, was a Danish-American actor known for playing supporting roles. Biography Gerard spent much of his career in Los Angeles and ...

as Otto *

William H. Strauss William H. Strauss (June 13, 1885 – August 5, 1943) was an American film actor active in the 1920s and 1930s. A character actor he appeared in a variety of supporting roles. By 1928, Strauss had acted on stage and screen for more than 30 ye ...

as Maison Katz *

Jean Laverty Jean Laverty (born Gladys Laverty, and also known as Jean Bary) was an American actress active in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s. Biography Early life Jean was born in Blue Lake, California, to Henry Laverty and Helen Douarin. While grow ...

as Mary Malone

References

External links

* 1928 films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1928 comedy films Films directed by Frank Capra American silent feature films Silent American comedy films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub