''Wolf's Clothing'' is a 1927 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

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 written by

Darryl F. Zanuck Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of ...

. The film stars

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 ...

Patsy Ruth Miller Patsy Ruth Miller (born Patricia Ruth Miller; January 17, 1904 – July 16, 1995) was an American film actress who played Esméralda in ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923) opposite Lon Chaney. Early years Miller was born and raised in St. ...

, John Miljan, Douglas Gerrard,

Lew Harvey Lew Harvey (October 6, 1887 – December 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1918 and 1950. He was born in Wisconsin, educated in Portland, Oregon, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected f ...

and Ethan Laidlaw. The film was released by

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Di ...

on January 15, 1927.

Cast

as Barry Baline *

as Minnie Humphrey * John Miljan as Johnson Craigie * Douglas Gerrard as Herbert Candish *

as Vanelli * Ethan Laidlaw as Vanelli's Pal *J.C. Fowler as Hotel Manager *Walter Rodgers as Hotel Doctor *

Arthur Millett Arthur Millett (April 21, 1874 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 24, 1952 in Los Angeles, California), born Arthur Nelson Millett, was an early American motion picture actor whose career was at its height in the silent film era. Biography Born ...

as Hotel Detective *John Webb Dillion as Crook 'Doctor' * Lee Moran as Millionaire * Paul Panzer as Tough *Charles Haefeli as Tough *Jack Cooper as Tough *

Kalla Pasha Kalla Pasha (born as Joseph T. Rickard; March 5, 1879 – June 10, 1933) was an American professional wrestler, vaudeville comedian, and film actor active during the silent era. Biography Kalla Pasha was the stage name of Joseph T. Rickard ...

as Ship Captain * Jack Curtis as Sailor * Eddie Sturgis as Sailor

Preservation status

The film is

lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

. ''Wolf's Clothing'' at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:''lost Warner Bros. films - 1927''
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References

External links

* * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films Warner Bros. films Films directed by Roy Del Ruth American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub