Naughty but Nice

Naughty but Nice
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Millard Webb
Produced by	John McCormick
Written by	Carey Wilson
Starring	Colleen Moore Donald Reed Claude Gillingwater Kathryn McGuire Hallam Cooley
Cinematography	George Folsey
Editing by	Alexander Hall
Studio	First National Pictures
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date(s)	June 26, 1927 (1927-06-26)
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

Naughty but Nice is a 1927 American comedy film.

Plot

Bernice Sumners is sent to a finishing school by her Texas uncle after oil is discovered on his property. At the school she blossoms into a young woman. Bernice is a compulsive liar. One evening she and a friend go to a hotel before a theater date, planning to meet popular Paul Carroll, but they run into the school principal in the hotel lobby. Bernice tells a lie about why they are there, and from there one lie builds upon the other until Bernice ends up in the hotel room of Ralph Ames of the Secret Service, who is in the process of changing (thus, the poster graphic of a man's bare legs in garters). Bernice calls Ralph her husband, and he plays along until the house of cards comes crumbling down around her. She ends up falling for the popular Paul Carroll, and the two marry.^[1]

Cast

• Colleen Moore - Berenice Summers
• Donald Reed - Paul Carroll
• Claude Gillingwater - Judge John R. Altwold
• Kathryn McGuire - Alice Altwold
• Hallam Cooley - Ralph Ames
• Edythe Chapman - Mrs. Altwold
• Clarissa Selwynne - Miss Perkins
• Burr McIntosh - Uncle Seth Summers

Background

In this comedy film, Colleen plays Bernice Sumners, a hayseed sent to a ritzy boarding school for finishing after her family strikes it rich in oil. This film is notable for giving actress Gretchen Young--later Loretta Young-- her start in films. She would also have a bit part in Her Wild Oat.

References

Bibliography

• Jeff Codori (2012), Colleen Moore; A Biography of the Silent Film Star, McFarland Publishing,(Print ISBN 978-0-7864-4969-9, EBook ISBN 978-0-7864-8899-5).

External links

• Naughty but Nice at the Internet Movie Database
• The Colleen Moore Project