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The Missing Link is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Syd Chaplin, Ruth Hiatt and Tom McGuire.[2] The title is a reference to the so-called "missing link" that connects man and the ape.

The Missing Link
Swedish release poster
Directed by	Charles Reisner
Written by	Charles Reisner Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Syd Chaplin Ruth Hiatt Tom McGuire
Cinematography	Devereaux Jennings
Music by	Erno Rapee
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	May 6, 1927
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles
Budget	$313,000 [1]
Box office	$608,000[1]

Reception

The film was a major production by Warner Brothers, with a budget of $313,000. It earned $608,000, more than any other silent film released by the studio that season.[2]

The New York Times critic Mordaunt Hall praised the film, observing "there are sequences in this comic contraption that are almost ceirtain to appeal to anybody".[3]

Main cast

• Syd Chaplin as Arthur Wells
• Ruth Hiatt as Beatrice Braden
• Tom McGuire as Colonel Braden
• Crauford Kent as Lord Melville Dryden
• Nick Cogley as Captain
• Sam Baker as The Missing Link
• Otto Fries
• Kewpie Morgan as Baggage Master

Box Office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $425,000 domestically and $163,000 foreign.[1]

References

Bibliography

External links

• The Missing Link at IMDb

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