''The Cat's Pajamas'' is a 1926 American
silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
William A. Wellman and written by
Louis D. Lighton,
Hope Loring
Hope Loring (29 January 1894 – 17 January 1959) was an English screenwriter. She wrote for 63 films between 1918 and 1931. She was born in England and died in Majorca, Spain. She was married to fellow screenwriter and producer Louis D. Light ...
, and
Ernest Vajda
Ernest Vajda (born Ernő Vajda; 27 May 1886 in Komárno, Austria-Hungary, today Slovakia – 3 April 1954 in Woodland Hills, California) was a Hungarian actor, playwright, and novelist, but is more famous today for his screenplays.
He co-wrote ...
. The film stars
Betty Bronson
Elizabeth Ada Bronson (November 17, 1906 – October 19, 1971) was an American film and television actress who began her career during the silent film era.
Early years
Bronson was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Frank and Nellie Smith Bronso ...
,
Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Kranze or Jacob Krantz; September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career.
Early years
Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob K ...
,
Arlette Marchal
Arlette Marchal (29 January 1902 – 11 February 1984) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1922 and 1951. She was born and died in Paris.
Partial filmography
* ''Mon p'tit'' (1922)
* '' The Gardens of Murc ...
,
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts (October 8, 1861 – December 14, 1928) was an American film and stage actor.
Early life
Roberts was born in San Francisco, California. He was a cousin of the stage actress Florence Roberts. His choice of a career disap ...
,
Gordon Griffith
Gordon S. Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in ove ...
, and
Tom Ricketts
Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage actor, stage and motion picture, film actor and film director, director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the fi ...
. The film was released on August 29, 1926, by
Paramount Pictures
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.
Cast
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Betty Bronson
Elizabeth Ada Bronson (November 17, 1906 – October 19, 1971) was an American film and television actress who began her career during the silent film era.
Early years
Bronson was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Frank and Nellie Smith Bronso ...
as Sally Winton
*
Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Kranze or Jacob Krantz; September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career.
Early years
Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob K ...
as Don Cesare Gracco
*
Arlette Marchal
Arlette Marchal (29 January 1902 – 11 February 1984) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1922 and 1951. She was born and died in Paris.
Partial filmography
* ''Mon p'tit'' (1922)
* '' The Gardens of Murc ...
as Riza Dorina
*
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts (October 8, 1861 – December 14, 1928) was an American film and stage actor.
Early life
Roberts was born in San Francisco, California. He was a cousin of the stage actress Florence Roberts. His choice of a career disap ...
as Sally's Father
*
Gordon Griffith
Gordon S. Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in ove ...
as Jack
*
Tom Ricketts
Thomas B. Ricketts (15 January 1853 – 19 January 1939) was an English-born American stage actor, stage and motion picture, film actor and film director, director who was a pioneer in the film industry. He portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in the fi ...
as Mr. Briggs
Preservation status
With no prints of ''The Cat's Pajamas'' located in any film archives, it is a
lost film
A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...
.
''The Cat's Pajamas'' at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: ''lost Paramount film - 1926''
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References
External links
*
at silenthollywood.com
1926 films
1926 comedy films
1926 lost films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
English-language comedy films
Famous Players-Lasky films
Films directed by William A. Wellman
Lost American comedy films
Paramount Pictures films
Silent American comedy films
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