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The Play Girl
Film poster
Directed by	Arthur Rosson
Written by	John Stone Reggie Morris Norman Z. McLeod
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Madge Bellamy Johnny Mack Brown Walter McGrail
Cinematography	Rudolph J. Bergquist
Edited by	Ralph Dietrich
Production company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	April 22, 1928 (1928-04-22)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Play Girl is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Madge Bellamy, Johnny Mack Brown, and Walter McGrail.

Plot summary

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Cast

Madge Bellamy as Madge Norton
Johnny Mack Brown as Bradley Lane
Walter McGrail as David Courtney
Lionel Belmore as The Greek Florist
Anita Garvin as Millie
Thelma Hill as The Salesgirl
Harry Tenbrook as The Chauffeur
Mae Madison as Flapper
Bertram Marburgh as Socialite

Production

The film was marred by two deaths of crew members over a period of about two weeks. Studio electrician Thomas Rafferty was killed in a fall, and cinematographer Rudolph Bergquist died in an automobile accident on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles while driving a studio car.

Preservation

With no prints of The Play Girl located in any film archives, it is a lost film.

References

Solomon p. 308
Progressive Silent Film List: The Play Girl at silentera.com
"Picture's 2d Death". Variety. New York City. February 9, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Play Girl

Bibliography

Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

The Play Girl at IMDb
The Play Girl at AllMovie
The Play Girl at the TCM Movie Database
The Play Girl at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films directed by Arthur Rosson
Cassidy (1917) Grafters (1917) American - That's All (1917) Her Father's Keeper (1917) The Man Who Made Good (1917) A Successful Failure (1917) A Case at Law (1917) Headin' South (1918) The Coming of the Law (1919) Married in Haste (1919) Rough Riding Romance (1919) Sahara (1919) Polly of the Storm Country (1920) Desert Blossoms (1921) For Those We Love (1921) Prisoners of Love (1921) Always the Woman (1922) The Fire Bride (1922) The Fighting Streak (1922) Condemned (1923) Garrison's Finish (1923) Little Johnny Jones (1923) The Satin Girl (1923) The Measure of a Man (1924) Ridin' Pretty (1925) Straight Through (1925) The Burning Trail (1925) Tearing Through (1925) The Fighting Demon (1925) The Meddler (1925) The Taming of the West (1925) Stranded in Paris (1926) Wet Paint (1926) You'd Be Surprised (1926) The Last Outlaw (1927) Silk Legs (1927) Set Free (1927) The Farmer's Daughter (1928) The Play Girl (1928) Points West (1929) The Winged Horseman (1929) The Long Long Trail (1929) The Concentratin' Kid (1930) The Mounted Stranger (1930) Trailing Trouble (1930) Flaming Guns (1932) Hidden Gold (1932) Ebb Tide (1932) Women Who Play (1932) Boots of Destiny (1937) Trailin' Trouble (1937) King of the Sierras (1938)

Films directed by Arthur Rosson

Cassidy (1917)
Grafters (1917)
American - That's All (1917)
Her Father's Keeper (1917)
The Man Who Made Good (1917)
A Successful Failure (1917)
A Case at Law (1917)
Headin' South (1918)
The Coming of the Law (1919)
Married in Haste (1919)
Rough Riding Romance (1919)
Sahara (1919)
Polly of the Storm Country (1920)
Desert Blossoms (1921)
For Those We Love (1921)
Prisoners of Love (1921)
Always the Woman (1922)
The Fire Bride (1922)
The Fighting Streak (1922)
Condemned (1923)
Garrison's Finish (1923)
Little Johnny Jones (1923)
The Satin Girl (1923)
The Measure of a Man (1924)
Ridin' Pretty (1925)
Straight Through (1925)
The Burning Trail (1925)
Tearing Through (1925)
The Fighting Demon (1925)
The Meddler (1925)
The Taming of the West (1925)
Stranded in Paris (1926)
Wet Paint (1926)
You'd Be Surprised (1926)
The Last Outlaw (1927)
Silk Legs (1927)
Set Free (1927)
The Farmer's Daughter (1928)
The Play Girl (1928)
Points West (1929)
The Winged Horseman (1929)
The Long Long Trail (1929)
The Concentratin' Kid (1930)
The Mounted Stranger (1930)
Trailing Trouble (1930)
Flaming Guns (1932)
Hidden Gold (1932)
Ebb Tide (1932)
Women Who Play (1932)
Boots of Destiny (1937)
Trailin' Trouble (1937)
King of the Sierras (1938)

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