''Hey Rube!'' is a 1928 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by George B. Seitz.

Plot

Cast

Hugh Trevor Hugh Trevor (born Hugh Trevor-Thomas; October 28, 1903 – November 10, 1933) was an American actor whose short career began at the very end of the silent era in 1927. He would appear in nineteen films in the scant six years during which he was ...

as String *

Gertrude Olmstead Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Her last name was sometimes seen as Olmsted. Career Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois ...

as Lutie *

Ethlyne Clair Ethlyne Clair (born Ethlyne Williamson, November 23, 1904 – February 27, 1996) was an American actress. Biography Clair was born in Talladega, Alabama. A former New York art student, she appeared mostly in silent film, including three Westerns ...

as Zelda * Bert Moorhouse as Moffatt (credited as Bert Moorehouse) *

Walter McGrail Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial. McGrail was born in ...

as Duke

Preservation

With no prints of ''Hey Rube!'' located in any film archives,Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Hey Rube!''
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lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...

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* 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by George B. Seitz Film Booking Offices of America films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-drama-film-stub