Chicken a La King (film) explained

Chicken a La King
Producer:	Henry Lehrman
Editing:	Ralph Dietrich
Cinematography:	Conrad Wells
Studio:	Fox Film
Distributor:	Fox Film
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

Chicken a La King is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman and starring Nancy Carroll, George Meeker and Ford Sterling.^[1] The title is a reference to the dish Chicken à la King.

Plot

Concerned that her husband is spending too much time with a couple of chorus girls, his wife undergoes an expensive makeover.

Cast

• Nancy Carroll as Maisie Devoe
• George Meeker as Buck Taylor
• Ford Sterling as Horace Trundle
• Arthur Stone as Oscar Barrows
• Frances Lee as Babe Lorraine
• Carol Holloway as Effie Trundle

Preservation status

• The film is now lost.^{[2] [3]}

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

Notes and References

1. Solomon p.309
2. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefox.html Chicken a La King at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost Fox films - 1928
3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4248/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Chicken a La King