American Beauty (1927 film)

{{short description|1927 film}}

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{{infobox film

| name = American Beauty

| image = American Beauty 1927 poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Richard Wallace

| writer = Carey Wilson (scenario)
Michael Arlen (scenario)
Ben Hecht (scenario)
Robert E. Hopkins (intertitles)

| based_on = {{basedon|"American Beauty"|Wallace Irwin}}

| producer = First National Pictures
Carey Wilson
Richard A. Rowland

| cinematography = George J. Folsey

| editing =

| distributor = First National Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1927|10|9}}

| runtime = 7 reels; 6,333 feet

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

American Beauty is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. This film was directed by Richard Wallace and starred Billie Dove. It is based on a short story "American Beauty" by Wallace Irwin. Walter McGrail and Margaret Livingston are also in the cast.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AmericanBeauty1927.html Progressive Silent Film List: American Beauty] at silentera.com[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefirstnational.html American Beauty on Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1927] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225105/http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefirstnational.html |date=March 3, 2016 }}