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Marion Byron (left), Edgar Kennedy, Anita Garvin,
Charlie Hall and Stuart Erwin.
Photograph: courtesy Edition Filmmuseum.
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A Pair of Tights
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Hal Yates
Cast: Anita Garvin [Anita], Marion Byron [Marion], Edgar Kennedy [Anita’s date], Stuart Erwin [Marion’s date], Charlie Hall [the driver whose car gets hit], Spec O’Donnell [the ice cream kid], Harry Bernard [the kid’s father], Edgar Dearing [the policeman], Ellinor Van der Veer (Ellinor Vanderveer) [the woman who sits on ice cream], Jack O’Brien [a motorist], Pete Gordon [the passerby who is knocked down], Hank the dog
Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation [A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture]. / Produced by Hal Roach. Production supervision by Leo McCarey. Props by Harry Blavk and Bob Sanders. Assistant director, H.W. Scott. Cinematography by George Stevens. Camera assistants, John MacBurnie and William Draper. Film editor, William Terhune. Presented by Hal Roach. / © 10 December 1928 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [LP25912]. Released 2 February 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
Comedy.
Survival status: Prints exist in the film holdings of FPA France (Blackhawk Films collection) [35mm positive]; in the private film collection of Jon C. Mirsalis [35mm positive]; and in archival film collections [35mm positive (incomplete); a 16mm reduction duplicate negative (incomplete); and a 16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 27 May 2025.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Kerr-Silent p. 333, Maltin-Selected p. 103, Skretvedt-Magic p. 435 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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