Blondes by Choice

Blondes by Choice
Directed by	Hampton Del Ruth
Screenplay by	Josephine Quirk Paul Perez
Starring	Claire Windsor
Cinematography	Ray June
Edited by	Edith Wakeling
Production company	Gotham Productions
Distributed by	Lumas Film Corporation
Release date	October 1, 1927 (1927-10-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Blondes by Choice is an American silent comedy film directed by Hampton Del Ruth and starring Claire Windsor. The script was written by Josephine Quirk and Paul Perez.^[1]

Plot

When a man named Cliff's car breaks down, he is towed into the nearest town by a female motorist. It turns out the woman is named Bonnie, and she is the owner of a soon-to-be-opening beauty parlor that has riled up the town.

When she bleaches her hair to stimulate business, a local women's group comes to protest, but she orders them out. But then Cliff's wealthy mother brings Bonnie to a yacht party as her guest of honor, and the local women change their tune and decide to patronize her business; soon she pays off her mortgage and is proposed to by Cliff.

Starring

• Claire Windsor as Bonnie Clinton
• Allan Simpson as Cliff Bennett
• Walter Hiers as Horace Rush
• Bodil Rosing as Caroline Bennett
• Bess Flowers as Olga Flint
• Lee Willard as Benjamin Flint
• Mai Wells as Miss Terwilliger

Release

The film was well received by critics; The Casper Star-Tribune, for example, called it a "fast-moving and amusing affair," noting its expert direction.^[2] A reviewer for The Hartford Courant lauded it for its "genuinely hilarious" humor, "high-caliber" cast, and snappy pace.^[3]

References

1. Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209695.
2. "17 May 1928, 6 - Casper Star-Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
3. "11 Mar 1928, 48 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.