Wet Paint (1926 film) explained

Wet Paint
Director:Arthur Rosson
Producer:Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Screenplay:Lloyd Corrigan
Reggie Morris
Starring:Raymond Griffith
Helene Costello
Bryant Washburn
Natalie Kingston
Henry Kolker
Cinematography:William Marshall
Studio:Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Wet Paint is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Raymond Griffith, Helene Costello, Bryant Washburn, Natalie Kingston, and Henry Kolker. Written by Lloyd Corrigan and Reggie Morris, the film was released on May 3, 1926, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[4] a wealthy bachelor proposes to the woman he loves and discovers that she had made a bet that he would do so. He then decides to marry the first young woman he meets. Many exciting incidents and mishaps occur, including meeting an escaped lion and trying to catch a driverless automobile, before he and the woman he loves are reunited for a wedding.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Wet Paint located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Movie Review - Wet Paint - The High Hat Comedian, - NYTimes.com. nytimes.com. February 7, 2015.
  2. Web site: Wet Paint. afi.com. February 7, 2015.
  3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WetPaint1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: Wet Paint
  4. New Pictures: Wet Paint . Exhibitors Herald . 25 . 01 . 90 . Exhibitors Herald Co. . 20 March 1926 . Chicago . 12 April 2023.
  5. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10417/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Wet Paint