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Painting the Town

Painting the Town

For crying out loud, don't miss this one-- It's the cats!-- It's the bee's knees! It's the snakes's hips. It's a wow-wow!

1927 · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy

Glenn Tryon and Patsy Ruth Miller, headed the cast of Universal's Painting the Town. In his first starring role, Tryon is cast as bucolic inventor Hector Whitmore, who falls for flirtatious city gal Patsy Deveau (Miller). Misinterpreting her fluttering eyelashes as a sign of true and lasting love, Hector follows Patsy to New York, much to the dismay of the girl's wealthy fiance.

Directed by William James Craft · Written by Harry O. Hoyt

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