''Rough House Rosie'' is a 1927 American silent

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film produced and released by

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and directed by Frank Strayer. The film is a starring vehicle for

Clara Bow Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the ...

who was then Paramount's most popular actress.

Reed Howes Hermon Reed Howes (July 5, 1900August 6, 1964) was an American model who later became an actor in silent and sound films. Early life Howes spent the beginning of his childhood in Washington, D.C. before moving with his parents to Ogden, Utah, Og ...

, a model turned actor, is Bow's leading man. The film was based on the story of the same name by

Nunnally Johnson Nunnally Hunter Johnson (December 5, 1897 – March 25, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwright. As a filmmaker, he wrote the screenplays to more than fifty films in a career that spanned from 1927 to 1967. He a ...

that appeared in ''

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''. The story was adapted for the screen by

Max Marcin Max Marcin (5 May 1879 – 30 March 1948) was a Polish-born American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and film director. He wrote for 47 films between 1916 and 1949. He also directed six films between 1931 and 1936. His stage work inclu ...

, with a screenplay by Louise Long and Ethel Doherty and titles by George Marion, Jr.

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as Rosie O'Reilly *

as Joe Hennessey *

Arthur Housman Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Career Arthur Housman was one of the first screen comedians known to the public by name, and on ...

as Kid Farrell * Doris Hill as Ruth * Douglas Gilmore as Arthur Russell *

John Miljan John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1924 and 1958. Biography Born in 1892, Miljan was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four deca ...

as Lew McKay *

Henry Kolker Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and film director, director. Early years Kolker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1874. (Some sources say 1870.) He came to America at age five and w ...

as W.S. Davids

Preservation

''Rough House Rosie'' is now presumed lost, but a 53-second trailer survives. Although more rediscovered fragments have appeared in a 2012 ''Documentary Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess'', however the complete status is unclear.''Rough House Rosie'' at silentera.com
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