French Dressing (1927 film) explained

French Dressing
Director:	Allan Dwan
Producer:	Allan Dwan Robert Kane
Based On:	story by Adelaide Heilbron
Starring:	H.B. Warner Clive Brook Lois Wilson Lilyan Tashman
Cinematography:	Ernest Haller
Editing:	Terrell Morse (aka Terry O. Morse)
Distributor:	First National Pictures
Released:	(NY premiere
Runtime:	6344 feet
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

French Dressing is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and starring H. B. Warner. It was produced and distributed by First National Pictures.^[1] ^[2]

Cast

H. B. Warner as Phillip Grey
Clive Brook as Henri de Briac
Lois Wilson as Cynthia Grey
Lilyan Tashman as Peggy Nash

Uncredited

Tim Holt
Hedda Hopper

Production

In their October 1927 edition, Photoplay magazine reported that Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon were originally set to star.^[3] It is unknown why they were replaced.

Preservation

With no prints of French Dressing located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.^[5]

Notes and References

http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FrenchDressing1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: French Dressing
http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9245 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: French Dressing
News: October 1927 . Advertising Section . 61 . Photoplay Magazine .
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5472/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: French Dressing
http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefirstnational.html French Dressing at Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files: lost First National films - 1927