The Play Girl Explained

The Play Girl
Producer:	William Fox
Starring:	Madge Bellamy Johnny Mack Brown Walter McGrail
Editing:	Ralph Dietrich
Cinematography:	Rudolph J. Bergquist
Studio:	Fox Film
Distributor:	Fox Film
Runtime:	60 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Play Girl is a 1928 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Madge Bellamy, Johnny Mack Brown, and Walter McGrail.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Madge Bellamy as Madge Norton
• Johnny Mack Brown as Bradley Lane
• Walter McGrail as David Courtney
• Lionel Belmore as The Greek Florist
• Anita Garvin as Millie
• Thelma Hill as The Salesgirl
• Harry Tenbrook as The Chauffeur
• Mae Madison as Flapper
• Bertram Marburgh as Socialite

Production

The film was marred by two deaths of crew members over a period of about two weeks. Studio electrician Thomas Rafferty was killed in a fall, and cinematographer Rudolph Bergquist died in an automobile accident on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles while driving a studio car.^[3]

Preservation

With no prints of The Play Girl located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

Notes and References

1. Solomon p. 308
2. https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PlayGirl1928.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Play Girl
3. News: Picture's 2d Death . . New York City . 9 . February 9, 1928 . February 21, 2024.
4. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8301/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Play Girl