''Virgin Lips'' is a lost 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

Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days. Early life Elmer Clifton Forsyth was born in Toronto, Canada, to Cecil Carl Forsyth and Margaret Nicoll ...

and starring Olive Borden, John Boles and

Arline Pretty Arline Pretty (September 5, 1885 – April 14, 1978) was an American film actress of the silent era. Life and career Pretty was born September 5, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a musician. For three years, Pretty acted on ...

.Munden p.859

Plot

American mining interests in a Central American country hire an American aviator to help defend their investments from local bandits. He in turn receives assistance from an American café dancer who has ended up stranded in the country.

Cast

* Olive Borden as Norma * John Boles as Barry Blake * Marshall Ruth as Slim * Alexander Gill as García * Richard Alexander as Carta * Erne Veo as Nick *

Harry Semels Harry Semels (November 20, 1887 – March 2, 1946) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 315 films between 1917 and 1946. Career Semels made his film debut in 1917. He appeared in several Three Stooges shorts for Columbia Picture ...

as Patron *

as Madge * William H. Tooker as El Presidente

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Columbia Pictures films English-language drama films Films directed by Elmer Clifton Films set in Central America Silent American drama films {{silent-drama-film-stub