''Evening Clothes'' is a 1927 American
silent comedy film directed by
Luther Reed that was produced by
Famous Players-Lasky and released by
Paramount.
Production background
The film is based on the 1920 play ''L'homme en habit'' (''The Man in Evening Clothes'') by Andre Picard and
Yves Mirande. Directed by Luther Reed, the film starred
Adolphe Menjou,
Virginia Valli
Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s.
Early life
Born Virginia McSweeney in ...
, and
Louise Brooks and is currently considered a
lost film.
''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (upon which the film is based) as produced on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre December 5, 1924; 11 performances; IBDb.com
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As part of Paramount's production of multiple-language versions of its films, two remakes were made in 1931 at the Joinville Studios in Paris, the Spanish-language film '' A Gentleman in Tails'' and the French-language film '' The Man in Evening Clothes''.
Cast
* Adolphe Menjou as Lucien D'Artois
*Virginia Valli
Virginia Valli (died September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s.
Early life
Born Virginia McSweeney in ...
as Germaine
* Noah Beery as Lazarre
* Louise Brooks as Fox Trot
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