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If I Were Single

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If I Were Single
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Directed byRoy Del Ruth
Written byRobert Lord
Joseph Jackson
Produced byDarryl F. Zanuck
StarringMay McAvoy
Conrad Nagel
Myrna Loy
CinematographyEdwin B. DuPar
Edited byRalph Dawson
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 17, 1927 (1927-12-17)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Synchronized)
(English Intertitles)

If I Were Single is a 1927 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring May McAvoy, Conrad Nagel, and Myrna Loy.[1] While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process.

The film was based on the story "Two-Time Marriage" by Jack Townley. The story was adapted into an All-Talking sound film in 1930 under the title of Divorce Among Friends by Warner Bros.

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Preservation status

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This film survives at the BFI National Film and Television Archive in London.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Leider, Emily W. Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood. University of California Press, 2011. p. 318
  2. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: If I Were Single
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