''Bare Knees'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring

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Plot

Billie Durey, the family's black sheep, returns to her small hometown and causes a sensation with her short skirts, cigarettes, and other "

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" accoutrements.

Cast

as Billie Durey * Donald Keith as Larry Cook *

Jane Winton Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 – September 22, 1959) was an American film actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. Early years Winton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1905. The deaths of her father when she was four yea ...

as Jane Longworth *

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a Paul Gladden *

Forrest Stanley Forrest Stanley (August 21, 1889 – August 27, 1969) was an American actor and screenplay writer best known for his work in silent film. He is particularly known for his role as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Charles Brandon in the histo ...

as John Longworth * Maude Fulton as Bessie * Ernie Adams as Clerk (uncredited) *William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited) *

Ellinor Vanderveer Ellinor Vanderveer (August 5, 1886 – May 27, 1976) was an American actress. Biography Born in New York City in 1886, in films Vanderveer usually played dowagers, high class society matrons or party guests. She appeared in 111 films fro ...

as Society Woman (uncredited)

Preservation

A print of ''Bare Knees'' is in the collection of the

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. The film is available on DVD (along with the 1928 Hairbreadth Harry comedy ''Danger Ahead'') from Grapevine Video, transferred from this 35mm

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References

External links

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''Bare Knees'', Moviessilently.comRestored lobby poster
1928 films American silent feature films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton 1928 comedy-drama films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Films produced by Samuel Sax Gotham Pictures films Flappers 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films English-language comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub