The Patsy
About The Patsy
Patricia Harrington is the younger daughter in a house run by her mother and her older sister. She is in love with the sister's boyfriend and tries to make him look at her. Marion Davies plays Patricia. Marie Dressler plays the mother. Jane Winton plays the sister. Lawrence Gray is billed with them.
Cast & crew
More about The Patsy
King Vidor directed. Agnes Christine Johnston, Ralph Spence, and Barry Conners wrote it, from Conners's play. Davies co-produced with Vidor and William Randolph Hearst. John F. Seitz photographed it. Hugh Wynn edited it. MGM released it. Wikidata lists 10 March 1928 and 13 April 1928 and times it at 78 minutes. The cost on Wikidata is $272,000. It was Dressler's return after a long slump. Orville Caldwell and Dell Henderson are billed. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Look
John F. Seitz photographed Davies as the overlooked younger daughter.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Patricia is the one the household overlooks.
- Hearst's Cosmopolitan made it for MGM.
- A later music credit, Vivek Maddala, is on Wikidata. It is not a 1928 score.
Scenes
- Patricia tries to get the man her sister already has.
Influenced by
- Barry Conners's play The Patsy
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (The Patsy)
