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Three’s a Crowd
Also known as [Patches]
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5668 feet
Directed by Harry Langdon
Cast: Harry Langdon [Three, the odd fellow], Gladys McConnell [One, the girl], Cornelius Keefe [Two, the man], Helen Hayward, Henry Barrows, Frances Raymond, Agnes Steele, Brooks Benedict, Bobby Young, Julia Brown, Joe Butterworth, Fred Warren, John Kolb, Arthur Thalasso
Harry Langdon Corporation production; distributed by First National Pictures, Incorporated [A First National Picture]. / Scenario by Arthur Ripley + [Frank Capra], from an adaptation by James Langdon and Robert Eddy of a screen story by Arthur Ripley. Production management by William H. Jenner. Technical director, Lloyd Brierly. Electrical supervisor, Wayne Harmon. Assistant director, J. Frank Holliday. Photography (cinematography) by Elgin Lessley and Frank Evans. Film editor, Alfred De Gaetano. / © 17 August 1927 [LP24303]. Released 28 August 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Gratitude. Song “Body and Soul” by John W. Green. The film’s title was changed from Patches before release. / Silent film.
Comedy.
Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F2 n. F2.5682.
Survival status: Prints exist in the film holdings of Cohen Media Group (Raymond Rohauer collection) [35mm preservation positive]; and in the Library of Congress film archive (Raymond Rohauer collection) [35mm nitrate negative].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 24 September 2013.
References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F2 n. F2.5682; Bardèche-History p. 291; Brownlow-Parade pp. 439, 442; Kerr-Silent pp. 278, 281-282, 284-285, 286; Limbacher-Feature p. 251; Maltin-Selected p. 68; McBride-Capra p. 722; Poague-Capra p. 121; Schelly-Langdon pp. 97-99, 100, 101-103, 104, 105, 107-113, 114, 115, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127-128, 134, 136, 143, 220.
Home video: DVD.
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