''Domestic Troubles'' is a lost 1928 American synchronized

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directed by

Ray Enright Ray Enright (March 25, 1896 – April 3, 1965) was an American film director. He directed 73 films between 1927–53, many of them for Warner Bros. He oversaw comedy films like Joe E. Brown vehicles, five of the six informal pairings of Joa ...

and starring Clyde Cook,

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and

Betty Blythe Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter; September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as '' The Queen of Sheba'' (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 s ...

. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the

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process. The film was produced and released by

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Cast

* Clyde Cook as James Bullard / Horace Bullard *

as Lola *

as Carrie * Jean Lefferty as Grace * Arthur Rankin as Meredith Roberts

Preservation status

The film is now lost. ''Domestic Troubles'' at Lost Film Files:''lost Warner Bros. films - 1928''
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References

Bibliography

* Roy Liebman. ''Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 comedy films 1928 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language comedy films Films directed by Ray Enright Lost American comedy films Silent American comedy films Synchronized sound films Warner Bros. films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub

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