Ankles Preferred
{{short description|1927 film by John G. Blystone}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ankles Preferred
| image = Ankles Preferred.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lobby card
| director = John G. Blystone
| producer =
| screenplay = James Shelley Hamilton
| story = John G. Blystone
Kenneth Hawks
Philip Klein
| starring = Madge Bellamy
Lawrence Gray
Barry Norton
Allan Forrest
Marjorie Beebe
Joyce Compton
| music =
| cinematography = Glen MacWilliams
| editing =
| studio = Fox Film Corporation
| distributor = Fox Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1927|2|27}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Ankles Preferred is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by James Shelley Hamilton. The film stars Madge Bellamy, Lawrence Gray, Barry Norton, Allan Forrest, Marjorie Beebe and Joyce Compton. The film was released on February 27, 1927, by Fox Film Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/490629/ankles-preferred |title=Ankles Preferred (1927) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=October 21, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Hall |first=Mordaunt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9900E4D9163CEE32A2575BC1A9629C946695D6CF |title=Movie Review - Ankles Preferred - Beauty and Brains. |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=April 18, 1927 |accessdate=October 21, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=2592 |title=Ankles Preferred |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=October 21, 2015}}
Cast
- Madge Bellamy as Nora
- Lawrence Gray as Barney
- Barry Norton as Jimmy
- Allan Forrest as Hornsbee
- Marjorie Beebe as Flo
- Joyce Compton as Virginia
- Lillian Elliott as Mrs. Goldberg
- Mary Foy as Mrs. McGuire
- J. Farrell MacDonald as McGuire
- William H. Strauss as Mr. Goldberg
Preservation
A print of Ankles Preferred is located in the collection of the Museum Of Modern Art.[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2805/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ankles Preferred]
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{commons cat-inline|Ankles Preferred}}
- {{IMDb title|0017631|Ankles Preferred}}
- [https://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Posters/A/Poster%20-%20Ankles%20Preferred_01.jpg Glass slide] at www.doctormacro.com
{{John G. Blystone}}
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Films directed by John G. Blystone
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
{{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub}}