Blue Skies (1929)

Blue Skies

1929

Drama Romance

Synopsis

Better known for her work in talkie "weepers," Helen Twelvetrees made a few preliminary appearances in such late silent films as Fox's Blue Skies. The audience was expected to believe that the twentysomething Twelvetrees and Frank Albertson are teenagers living together platonically in an orphan asylum. A wealthy old man comes calling to adopt Albertson -- who, feeling sorry for Twelvetrees, trades places with the girl. Thus it is that the heroine is carted off to a luxurious mansion, while Albertson remains behind. One year later, the old man discovers Albertson's deception, whereupon he invites the boy to live with him as well. By this time, Twelvetrees and Albertson are of marriageable age, thus the film ends with a wedding in the offing.

Credits

Director

Alfred L. Werker

Cast

Carmencita Johnson as Dorothy May (age 6) (episode 1)

Claude King as Richard Danforth (episode 2)

E.H. Calvert as Mr. Semple Jones (episode 1)

Ethel Wales as Matron (episode 1)

Evelyn Hall as Mrs. Semple Jones (episode 1)

Frank Albertson as Richard Lewis (episode 2)

Freddie Burke Frederick as Richard Lewis (age 8)

Helen Twelvetrees as Dorothy May (episode 2)