''The Fourflusher'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Marion Nixon and Eddie Phillips. It was produced and distributed by the

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. It is a surviving film.

Plot

Cast

as Andy Wittaker * Marion Nixon as June Allen * Eddie Phillips as Robert Riggs *Churchill Ross as Jerry *Jimmie Ayre as Toni *

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as Mr. Riggs *

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as Mr. Stone *Knute Erickson as Jeweler *Patricia Caron as Cashier *Miriam Fouche *

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Preservation status

*This film is preserved in the EYE Institut Filmmuseum Netherlands collection. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..The Fourflusher''
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References

External links

The Fourflusher at IMDb.com
1928 films American silent feature films Films directed by Wesley Ruggles Universal Pictures films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1928 comedy-drama films 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films English-language comedy-drama films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub