Boots (film)
{{short description|1919 film by Elmer Clifton}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Boots
| image = Boots lobby card.jpg
| caption = Lobby card
| director = Elmer Clifton
| producer = New Art Film
| writer = M. M. Stearns
| story = Martha W. Pittman
Stanner E. V. Taylor
| starring = Dorothy Gish
Richard Barthelmess
| music =
| cinematography = John Leezer
| editing =
| distributor = Famous Players–Lasky
Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1919|03|09}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Boots is a lost[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3887/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Boots] 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Gish. It was produced by D. W. Griffith, his New Art Film Co., and distributed through Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=15388 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Boots][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/Boots1919.html Progressive Silent Film List: Boots] at silentera.com
Cast
- Dorothy Gish as "Boots"
- Richard Barthelmess as Everett White
- Fontaine La Rue as Madame De Valdee
- Edward Peil, Sr. as Nicholas Jerome
- Kate Toncray as Lydia Hampstead
- Raymond Cannon as The Chauffeur
Release
The film played at the Strand Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand, shortly before Christmas in 1919.The Sun. Volume VI. Issue 1826. 20 December 1919. [http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=SUNCH19191220.2.4.5&srpos=9&e=-------10--1----0%22dorothy+gish%22-- p. 1]. Retrieved 15 January 2016
References
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External links
{{commons category|Boots (film)}}
- {{IMDb title|0009954}}
{{Elmer Clifton}}
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Lost American comedy films
Category:Films directed by Elmer Clifton
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:English-language comedy films
Category:1910s English-language films
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