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Bare Knees
Bare Knees

Bare Knees

Genres

Comedy

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A young married woman in a small town is visited by her sister, a single "flapper" who causes a scandal in town with her bobbed hair and short skirts. She attracts the attentions of some of the local men, which causes an even greater scandal--which is made worse when her sister abruptly leaves her boorish husband for another man.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

61 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

01 February 1928

Country

Cast

Virginia Lee Corbin

Virginia Lee Corbin

Billie Durey

Donald Keith

Donald Keith

Larry Cook

Jane Winton

Jane Winton

Jane Longworth

Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker

Paul Gladden

Forrest Stanley

Forrest Stanley

John Longworth

Maude Fulton

Maude Fulton

Bessie

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