Buttons
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 6050 feet
Directed by George Hill
Cast: Jackie Coogan [Buttons], Lars Hanson [Captain Travers], Gertrude Olmstead [Ruth Stratton], Paul Hurst [‘Slugger’ McGlue], Roy D’Arcy [Henri Rizard], Polly Moran [Polly], Jack McDonald [‘Hatchet Face’], Coy Watson Jr. [Brutus]
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by George Hill, with continuity by Marian Constance Blackton, from the adaptation by Hayden Talbot. Set design by Cedric Gibbons. Costume design by Gilbert Clark. Cinematography by Ira Morgan. Film editor, Sam S. Zimbalist. / © 24 December 1927 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation [LP25198]. Released 24 December 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Indications that the film was released with synchronized sound are unconfirmed. / Silent film.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 16 September 2018.
References: AFI-F2 n. F2.0711.
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