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Cradle Snatchers (1927)

1927 · Silent film · 45 min · dir. Howard Hawks

The Smartest and Sauciest Drama of To-day -- Makes even the Flapper Gasp!

  • Comedy

Synopsis

To cure their flirtatious husbands of consorting with flappers, three wives-- Susan Martin, Ethel Drake, and Kitty Ladd-- arrange with three college boys-- Henry Winton, Oscar, and Joe Valley-- to flirt with them at a house party. Joe Valley, who poses as a hot-blooded Spaniard, is vamped by Ginsberg in female attire, and Oscar, a bashful Swede, uses caveman methods when aroused. During a rehearsal of the party, the three husbands arrive, followed by their flapper friends, leading to comic…

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Details

Director
Howard Hawks
Writer
Sarah Y. Mason
Cinematography
L. William O'Connell
Studio
Fox Film Corporation
Released
1927-05-28
Running time
45 minutes

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