Chicken a La King (film)

Chicken a La King
Nancy Carroll and Frances Lee as showgirls in a scene from the film.
Directed by	Henry Lehrman
Written by	Harry Wagstaff Gribble (play) Wallace A. Mannheimer (play) Edward Barton (play) Izola Forrester Mann Page Isaac Paul Jimmy Starr
Produced by	Henry Lehrman
Starring	Nancy Carroll George Meeker Ford Sterling
Cinematography	Conrad Wells
Edited by	Ralph Dietrich
Production company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	June 8, 1928 (1928-06-08)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Chicken a La King is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman and starring Nancy Carroll, George Meeker and Ford Sterling.^[1] The title is a reference to the dish Chicken à la King.

Plot

Concerned that her husband is spending too much time with a couple of chorus girls, his wife undergoes an expensive makeover.

Cast

• Nancy Carroll as Maisie Devoe
• George Meeker as Buck Taylor
• Ford Sterling as Horace Trundle
• Arthur Stone as Oscar Barrows
• Frances Lee as Babe Lorraine
• Carol Holloway as Effie Trundle

Preservation status

• The film is now lost.^[2][3]

References

1. Solomon p.309
2. Chicken a La King at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:lost Fox films - 1928
3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Chicken a La King

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• Chicken a La King at IMDb