That Royle Girl (1925)

Joan Royle, beautiful but naive model who came from the slums, falls for Fred Ketlar, the leader of a dance band. When Fred's estranged wife Adele is murdered, Fred is arrested and ... See full summary »

Director:

D.W. Griffith

Writers:

Edwin Balmer (novel), Paul Schofield

Stars:

Carol Dempster, W.C. Fields, James Kirkwood

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carol Dempster	...	Joan Daisy Royle
W.C. Fields	...	Her Father
James Kirkwood	...	Calvin Clarke
Harrison Ford	...	Fred Ketlar
Paul Everton	...	George Baretta
Kathleen Chambers	...	Adele Ketlar
George Regas	...	His Henchamn
Florence Auer	...	Baretta's Girl
Ida Waterman	...	Mrs. Clarke
Alice Laidley	...	Clarke's Fiancee
Dorothy Love	...	Lola Nelson
Dore Davidson	...	Elman
Frank Allworth	...	Oliver
Bobby Watson	...	Hofer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marie Chambers

Storyline

Joan Royle, beautiful but naive model who came from the slums, falls for Fred Ketlar, the leader of a dance band. When Fred's estranged wife Adele is murdered, Fred is arrested and convicted of the crime. Joan believes that the real murderer is Baretta, a gangster who was keeping Adele as his mistress.

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Plot Keywords:

lost film | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 1925 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crimen y castigo

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$607,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of Paramount's top directors turned down this assignment, and D.W. Griffith tried to. Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky insisted that he do it.

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