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Powder My Back
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Wikipedia article
'Powder My Back' is a 1928 silent film comedy directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Irene Rich. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. who released it with a Vitaphone music and sound effects track.[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11413 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:'Powder My Back'][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PowderMyBack1928.html 'Powder My Back' at silentera.com]
Plot
The actress of the comedy "powder My back", Fritzi Foy, was angry with Rex Hale, the mayor who closes the comedy. With the help of Fritzi's press agent, Claude, she succeeds to enter the mayor's home by performing an fake accident and tells him that she need to leave until her fully recovered. This action infuriated Hale, however, his son Jack falls in love with Fritzi. When Fritzi figures out that her action has brought misfortune to Jack, she persuade him to go back to his fianc, Ruth Stevens.
Cast
*Irene Rich as Fritzi Foy
*Audrey Ferris as Ruth Stevens
*George Beranger as Claude
*Anders Randolf as Rex Hale
*Carroll Nye as Jack Hale
Preservation status
This is now a lost film.[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnewarner.html 'Powder My Back' at Lost Film Files:'Warner Brothers lost films - 1928'][http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8359/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'Powder My Back']
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