The Cruel Truth Explained

The Cruel Truth
Director:	Phil Rosen
Producer:	Sterling Pictures
Starring:	Hedda Hopper Constance Howard
Cinematography:	Herbert Kirkpatrick (cinematographer)
Distributor:	Sterling Pictures (State's Rights distribution)
Runtime:	6 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Cruel Truth is a 1927 silent film drama distributed by the Sterling Pictures company, on a State's Rights concept. It was directed by Phil Rosen and stars Hedda Hopper and Constance Howard. The film is a low budget survivor of the silent era as a print is held by the Library of Congress and the BFI National Film and Television Archive, London.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Hedda Hopper as Grace Sturdevant
• Constance Howard as Helen Sturdevant
• Hugh Allan as Reggie Copeley
• Frances Raymond as Mrs. Copeley
• Ruth Handforth as Maid

Notes and References

1. American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1921-30, c.1971 by The American Film Institute
2. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2420/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Cruel Truth
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.38 c.1978 by The American Film Institute