The Patsy (1928 film)

The Patsy
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Directed byKing Vidor
Written byAgnes Christine Johnston
Ralph Spence
Based onThe Patsy
1925 play
by Barry Conners
Produced byMarion Davies
William Randolph Hearst
King Vidor
StarringMarion Davies
Marie Dressler
CinematographyJohn F. Seitz
Edited byHugh Wynn
Music byVivek Maddala
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 22, 1928 (1928-04-22)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$272,000[1]
The Patsy (1928) by King Vidor

The Patsy is a 1928 American silent comedy-drama film directed by King Vidor,[2] co-produced by and starring Marion Davies for Cosmopolitan Productions, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was based on a play of the same name by Barry Conners, and served as Marie Dressler's comeback film after a long slump in her film career. Davies played the dowdy and downtrodden Patricia, the younger daughter in a household ruled by an imperious mother (Dressler) and selfish sister (Jane Winton).

  1. ^ Slide, Anthony (2005). Silent topics : essays on undocumented areas of silent film. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780810850163. OCLC 469961637.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Patsy". Silent Era. Retrieved March 29, 2008.