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1928 film by Roy Del Ruth

Powder My Back
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Directed by	Roy Del Ruth
Written by	Joseph Jackson (adaptation) Robert Lord(writer) Jack Jarmuth(titles)
Based on	story by Jerome Kingston
Starring	Irene Rich
Cinematography	Frank Kesson
Edited by	Owen Marks
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 10, 1928 (1928-03-10)
Running time	7 reels
Country	US
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) (English Intertitles)

Powder My Back is a 1928 synchronized sound film comedy directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Irene Rich. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-disc Vitaphone process. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.

Plot

The actress of the comedy "powder My back", Fritzi Foy, was angry with Rex Hale, the mayor who closes the comedy. With the help of Fritzi's press agent, Claude, she succeeds to enter the mayor's home by performing a fake accident and tells him that she need to leave until her fully recovered. This action infuriated Hale, however, his son Jack falls in love with Fritzi. When Fritzi figures out that her action has brought misfortune to Jack, she persuade him to go back to his fiancé, Ruth Stevens.

Cast

Irene Rich as Fritzi Foy
Audrey Ferris as Ruth Stevens
George Beranger as Claude
Anders Randolf as Rex Hale
Carroll Nye as Jack Hale

Preservation status

This is now a lost film.

References

External links

Powder My Back at IMDb
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Films directed by Roy Del Ruth

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