The Gay Defender Explained

The Gay Defender
Director:	Gregory La Cava
Producer:	Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Screenplay:	Ray Harris Grover Jones Herman J. Mankiewicz George Marion Jr. Sam Mintz Kenneth Raisbeck
Starring:	Richard Dix Thelma Todd Fred Kohler Jerry Mandy
Cinematography:	Edward Cronjager
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Gay Defender is a lost^{[1] [2]} 1927 American silent drama film directed by Gregory La Cava and written by Ray Harris, Grover Jones, Herman J. Mankiewicz, George Marion Jr., Sam Mintz, and Kenneth Raisbeck. The film stars Richard Dix, Thelma Todd, Fred Kohler, Jerry Mandy, Robert Brower, Harry Holden, and Fred Esmelton. The film was released on December 10, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Richard Dix as Joaquin Murrieta
• Thelma Todd as Ruth Ainsworth
• Fred Kohler as Jake Hamby
• Jerry Mandy as Chombo
• Robert Brower as Ferdinand Murrieta
• Harry Holden as Padre Sebastian
• Fred Esmelton as Commissioner Ainsworth
• Frances Raymond as Aunt Emily
• Ernie Adams as Bart Hamby
• Augustina López as Extra (uncredited)

External links

• • • Stills at richarddix.org

Notes and References

1. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5560/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Gay Defender
2. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html The Gay Defender at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Films - 1927
3. Web site: Hall . Mordaunt . Movie Review - Blood and Roses. . . December 26, 1927 . May 26, 2016.
4. Web site: The Gay Defender . Afi.com . May 26, 2016.