Her Big Night (1926)
Tom Barrett, a motion picture press agent, noting Frances Norcross' resemblance to film star Daphne Dix, offers her passes to the star's personal appearance. While waiting for her fiancé, Johnny Young, Frances is offered $1,000 to impersonate Daphne and successfully appears in her place, assuaging the fears of Myers, a producer, who knows Daphne is with millionaire Harmon on a yacht. Reporter J. Q. Adams has his suspicions aroused and sends a cub reporter to impersonate Daphne's husband.
- Date of release
- 1926-10-12
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Melville W. Brown
Casting
- Laura La Plante — Frances Norcross / Daphne Dix
- Einar Hanson — Johnny Young
- Zasu Pitts — Gladys Smith
- Tully Marshall — J.Q. Adams, reporter
- Lee Moran — Tom Barrett
- Mack Swain — Myers, film producer
- John Roche — Allan Dix
- William Austin — Harold Crosby, cub reporter
- Nat Carr — Mr. Harmon
- Cissy Fitzgerald — Mrs. Harmon
Interesting facts
Her Big Night is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Brown, Rex Taylor, and Nita O'Neil. It is based on the 1925 short story, Doubling for Lora, by Peggy Gaddis that was originally serialized in Breezy Stories magazine. The film stars Laura La Plante in dual role, Einar Hanson, and Zasu Pitts. The film was released on December 5, 1926, by Universal Pictures under their 'Jewel' banner.
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