Short Skirts
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| Directed by | Harry B. Harris |
| Written by | Doris Schroeder |
| Based on | What Can You Expect by Alice L. Tildesley |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Gladys Walton Ena Gregory Jack Mower |
| Cinematography | Earl M. Ellis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Short Skirts is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Harry B. Harris and starring Gladys Walton, Ena Gregory and Jack Mower.[1]
Plot
Cast
- Gladys Walton as Natalie Smith
- Ena Gregory as Stella
- Jack Mower as Lance Christie
- Jean Hathaway as Mrs. Shirley Smith
- Scotty MacGregor as Spike Masters
- Edward Martindel as Wallace Brewster
- Harold Miller as Billy Gregg
- William Welsh as Woodward Christie
- Howard Ralston as Douglas Smith
Censorship
Before Short Skirts could be released in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the elimination of two scenes and an intertitle. The scenes removed were of a woman taking papers from a safe in reel 4 was removed, and a man putting his arm around a woman with the accompanying intertitle "When people change their minds, they usually have to pay."[2]
References
- ^ Goble p.461
- ^ "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
- Short Skirts at IMDb