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Mum’s the Word
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Leo McCarey

Cast: Charley Chase [Charlie, the son], Virginia Pearson [the timid wife], Martha Sleeper [the nervous little girl], Anders Randolf [the jealous husband]

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Hal Roach. Presented by Hal Roach. / Released 9 May 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot 4-14 January 1926.

Comedy.

Survival status: Prints exists in the Library of Congress film archive; and in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 12 October 2014.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.