The Opening Night Explained

The Opening Night
Director:	Edward H. Griffith
Producer:	Harry Cohn
Cinematography:	Ray June
Studio:	Columbia Pictures
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Runtime:	55 minutes
Country:	United States

The Opening Night is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Claire Windsor, John Bowers and E. Alyn Warren.^[1]

Cast

• Claire Windsor as Carol Chandler
• John Bowers as Jimmy Keane
• E. Alyn Warren as Robert Chandler
• Grace Goodall as Gertrude Ames
• Bobbie Mack as Aaron Hinkle
• William Welsh as Fisherman

Preservation and status

Complete copies of the film are held at the Library of Congress and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997, page 574
2. Web site: The Opening Night [motion picture] ]. 2023-10-11 . American Silent Feature Film Survival Database.