Hold 'Em Yale (1928 film) explained

Hold 'Em Yale
Director:	Edward H. Griffith
Producer:	George Dromgold
Starring:	Rod La Rocque Jeanette Loff
Cinematography:	Arthur Miller
Editing:	Harold McLernon
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	73 minutes ^[1]
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Hold 'Em Yale, alternately known as At Yale,^[1] is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Rod La Rocque, Jeanette Loff, and Hugh Allan.^[2] It was adapted from the Owen Davis play of the same name, and executive-produced by Cecil B. DeMille. The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.^[3]

Cast

• Rod La Rocque as Jaime Emmanuel Alvarado Montez
• Jeanette Loff as Helen Bradbury
• Hugh Allan as Jack Bradbury
• Joseph Cawthorn as Professor George Bradbury
• Tom Kennedy as Detective
• Jerry Mandy as Jaime's Valet
• Lawrence Grant as Don Alvaro Montez
• Oscar Smith as Black Butler

Production

Production of Hold 'Em Yale began on December 27, 1927.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. At Yale. May 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190509074836/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/1513-HOLD-'EM-YALE?sid=d1d11baa-7984-46e7-9e79-5c0a81d24065&sr=4.233735&cp=1&pos=0.
2. Web site: National Film Preservation Foundation. Hold 'Em Yale. May 9, 2019.
3. Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.