The Very Idea

The Very Idea
Directed byRichard Rosson
Frank Craven
Screenplay byWilliam LeBaron
Produced byMyles Connolly
StarringSally Blane
Hugh Trevor
Allen Kearns
Doris Eaton
Frank Craven
CinematographyLeo Tover
Edited byAnn McKnight
George Marsh
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release dates
  • August 24, 1929 (1929-08-24) (Premiere-New York)[1]
  • September 15, 1929 (1929-09-15) (United States)[1]
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Very Idea is an American comedy film directed by Frank Craven and Richard Rosson and written by William LeBaron, based on his play of the same title. Released in 1929, it was the fourth film released by RKO Pictures, starring Sally Blane, Hugh Trevor, Allen Kearns, Doris Eaton and Frank Craven. A comedy based on the theory of eugenics, it was a critical and financial failure.[2]

The play was filmed before in 1920 as a silent starring Taylor Holmes. The 1920 film is lost.

  1. ^ a b "The Very Idea: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  2. ^ Jewell, Richard B.; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New York: Arlington House. p. 21. ISBN 0-517-546566.