Bare Knees Explained

Bare Knees
Director:	Erle C. Kenton
Story:	Adele Buffington
Producer:	Sam Sax Harold Shumate
Starring:	Virginia Lee Corbin
Cinematography:	James Diamond
Editing:	W. Donn Hayes
Studio:	Gotham Pictures
Distributor:	Lumas Film Corporation
Runtime:	61 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Bare Knees is a 1928 American silent comedy drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Virginia Lee Corbin.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, returns to her small hometown and causes a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes, and other "flapper" accoutrements.

Cast

• Virginia Lee Corbin as Billie Durey
• Donald Keith as Larry Cook
• Jane Winton as Jane Longworth
• Johnnie Walker a Paul Gladden
• Forrest Stanley as John Longworth
• Maude Fulton as Bessie
• Ernie Adams as Clerk (uncredited)
• William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited)
• Ellinor Vanderveer as Society Woman (uncredited)

Preservation

A print of Bare Knees is in the collection of the Library of Congress.^[3] The film is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy Danger Ahead) from Grapevine Video, transferred from this 35mm nitrate print.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• • • Bare Knees, Moviessilently.com
• Restored lobby poster

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BareKnees1928.html Progressive Silent Film List: Bare Knees
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2720 AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Bare Knees
3. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1655/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Bare Knees
4. http://www.oldies.com/product-view/0905ED.html Bare Knees at Grapevine Video
5. https://www.amazon.com/Bare-Knees-Virginia-Lee-Corbin/dp/B002QH59OM/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1379027434&sr=1-1&keywords=Bare+Knees Bare Knees at Amazon.com