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The Gay Defender

  • 19271927
  • 1h 10m
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The Gay Defender (1927)
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IMDb RATING
6.3/10
14
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
392,211
31,728
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    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Ray Harris
      • Grover Jones(story)
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz(titles)
    • Stars
      • Richard Dix
      • Thelma Todd
      • Fred Kohler
    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Ray Harris
      • Grover Jones(story)
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz(titles)
    • Stars
      • Richard Dix
      • Thelma Todd
      • Fred Kohler
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    Richard Dix in The Gay Defender (1927)
    Richard Dix, Fred Kohler, and Thelma Todd in The Gay Defender (1927)
    Richard Dix in The Gay Defender (1927)
    Richard Dix and Thelma Todd in The Gay Defender (1927)

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    Richard Dix
    Richard Dix
    • Joaquin Murrieta
    Thelma Todd
    Thelma Todd
    • Ruth Ainsworth
    Fred Kohler
    Fred Kohler
    • Jake Hamby
    Jerry Mandy
    • Chombo
    Robert Brower
    Robert Brower
    • Ferdinand Murrieta
    Harry Holden
    • Padre Sebastian
    Fred Esmelton
    Fred Esmelton
    • Commissioner Ainsworth
    Frances Raymond
    Frances Raymond
    • Aunt Emily
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Bart Hamby
    Augustina López
    Augustina López
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gregory La Cava
    • Writers
      • Ray Harris
      • Grover Jones(story)
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz(titles)
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    • Trivia
      No copies of this film are known to exist. It is among the hundreds upon hundreds of silent movies that are considered "lost."
    • Connections
      Referenced in You Must Remember This: Thelma Todd (Dead Blondes Part 2) (2017)

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Min tös från Californien
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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