| The Spotlight | |
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
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| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Edited by | Louis D. Lighton |
| Production company | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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The Spotlight is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by Hope Loring, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Rita Weiman, and starring Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton, Nicholas Soussanin, Arlette Marchal and Arthur Housman. It was released on November 19, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.
Cast
- Esther Ralston as Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova
- Neil Hamilton as Norman Brooke
- Nicholas Soussanin as Daniel Hoffman
- Arlette Marchal as Maggie Courtney
- Arthur Housman as Ebbetts
Production
The film is a remake of the 1921 film Footlights.
Preservation status
The Spotlight is a lost film.
References
- Hal Erickson (2015). "Spotlight - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- "The Spotlight". afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- The Spotlight at silentera.com
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Spotlight
- The Spotlight at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost films of Paramount - 1927
External links
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- 1927 films
- 1920s English-language films
- Silent American comedy films
- 1927 comedy films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films directed by Frank Tuttle
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- Lost American comedy films
- 1927 lost films
- English-language comedy films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s comedy film stubs