Bringing Up Father (1928 film) explained

Bringing Up Father
Director:	Jack Conway
Starring:	Marie Dressler Polly Moran J. Farrell MacDonald Gertrude Olmstead
Cinematography:	William H. Daniels
Studio:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Bringing Up Father is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, and J. Farrell MacDonald.^[1] The film was based on the newspaper comic strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus. It was remade in 1946 as a sound film, proving popular enough for a spin-off of four Jiggs and Maggie films to be made.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Marie Dressler as Annie Moore
• Polly Moran as Maggie
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Jiggs
• Jules Cowles as Dinty Moore
• Gertrude Olmstead as Ellen
• Grant Withers as Dennis
• Andrés de Segurola as The Count
• Rose Dione as Mrs. Smith
• David Mir as Oswald
• Tenen Holtz as Ginsberg Feitelbaum

Preservation

A print was donated by MGM to George Eastman House, Rochester New York.^[4]

References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BringingUpFather1928.html Progressive Silent Film List: Bringing Up Father
2. Drew p. 170
3. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3044 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Bringing Up Father
4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1081/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Bringing Up Father

Bibliography

• Drew, Bernard A. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.