Celebrity

Celebrity

70 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 10, 1928

"After eight years as a gagman for Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, Garnett graduated to directing with this remarkably assured character comedy, with Robert Armstrong (King Kong) as a prizefighter who poses as a poet as a publicity ploy. As an actress hired to impersonate his high-class love interest, Lina Basquette can’t help falling for the big lug, leading to an elegantly understated climax." - MoMA

Celebrity

70 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 10, 1928

Celebrity
"After eight years as a gagman for Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, Garnett graduated to directing with this remarkably assured character comedy, with Robert Armstrong (King Kong) as a prizefighter who poses as a poet as a publicity ploy. As an actress hired to impersonate his high-class love interest, Lina Basquette can’t help falling for the big lug, leading to an elegantly understated climax." - MoMA
Producers
Original title Celebrity
Directors Tay Garnett, Robert Fellows
Writers Elliott J. Clawson

Cast

Robert Armstrong

as Kid Reagan

Clyde Cook

as Circus

Lina Basquette

as Jane

Dot Farley

as Mother

Jack Perry

as Cyclone

Otto Lederer

as Cyclone's Manager

David Tearle

as Reporter