Fine Clothes is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Lewis Stone, Percy Marmont, and Alma Rubens. It is based on a play adapted from Ferenc Molnár's original.[1][2]

Fine Clothes
Still with Rubens and Marmont
Directed byJohn M. Stahl
Written byBenjamin Glazer
Based onFashions for Men
by Ferenc Molnár
Produced byLouis B. Mayer
Starring
CinematographyErnest Palmer
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Production
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Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • August 9, 1925 (1925-08-09)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Gibbons.

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] Peter operates an elaborate haberdashery when his wife elopes with his clerk and bank account. Peter soon becomes bankrupt and is given work by the Earl of Denham, who flirts with Paula, Peter's former cashier. Paula has accompanied Peter to the Earl's estate to work. Peter shields Paula from the Earl's advances, so the Earl sets Peter up in business to get rid of him. However, Paula follows Peter, and drives away the two elopers when they return in an effort to gain Peter's favor.

Cast

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Preservation

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The film is now lost.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Munden, p. 245.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Fine Clothes at silentera.com
  3. ^ "New Pictures: Fine Clothes", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (8): 86, May 16, 1925, retrieved February 24, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Fine Clothes

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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