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Blue Skies

Two foundlings find love!
Mar 16, 1929 · 1h 0m
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Romance

PLOT

Better known for her work in talkie "weepers," Helen Twelvetrees made a few preliminary appearances in such late silent films as Fox's Blue Skies. The audience was expected to believe that the twentysomething Twelvetrees and Frank Albertson are teenagers living together platonically in an orphan asylum. A wealthy old man comes calling to adopt Albertson -- who, feeling sorry for Twelvetrees, trades places with the girl. Thus it is that the heroine is carted off to a luxurious mansion, while Albertson remains behind. One year later, the old man discovers Albertson's deception, whereupon he invites the boy to live with him as well. By this time, Twelvetrees and Albertson are of marriageable age, thus the film ends with a wedding in the offing.

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CAST

Carmencita Johnson
Dorothy May (age 6) (episode 1)
Freddie Burke Frederick
Richard Lewis (age 8)
Ethel Wales
Matron (episode 1)
Helen Twelvetrees
Dorothy May (episode 2)
Frank Albertson
Richard Lewis (episode 2)
Rosa Gore
Nellie Crouch (episode 2)
William Orlamond
Janitor
E.H. Calvert
Mr. Semple Jones (episode 1)
Directed by Alfred L. Werker

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Fox Film Corporation
Country
US

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