The Spotlight (film) explained

The Spotlight
Director:	Frank Tuttle
Cinematography:	Victor Milner
Editing:	Louis D. Lighton
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States

The Spotlight is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by Hope Loring, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Rita Weiman, and starring Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton, Nicholas Soussanin, Arlette Marchal and Arthur Housman. It was released on November 19, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Esther Ralston as Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova
• Neil Hamilton as Norman Brooke
• Nicholas Soussanin as Daniel Hoffman
• Arlette Marchal as Maggie Courtney
• Arthur Housman as Ebbetts

Production

The film is a remake of the 1921 film Footlights.

Preservation status

The Spotlight is a lost^{[4] [5]} film.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spotlight - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211081335/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/111434/Spotlight/overview. dead. February 11, 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). 2015. February 10, 2015.
2. Web site: The Spotlight. afi.com. February 10, 2015.
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/Spotlight1927.html The Spotlight at silentera.com
4. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9486/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Spotlight
5. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html The Spotlight at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost films of Paramount - 1927