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The Snob Buster

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The Snob Buster
Directed byAlbert S. Rogell
Written byForrest Sheldon
Produced byW. Ray Johnston
Starring
CinematographyRoss Fisher
Production
company
Harry J. Brown Productions
Distributed byRayart Pictures
Release date
  • May 19, 1925 (1925-05-19)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Snob Buster is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Reed Howes, Wilfred Lucas, and George B. French.[1][2]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] Theodore Pendergast, the only son in a wealthy Boston family, goes to training camp. A few years later, he returns as a regular guy. With him comes his buddy Butch McGuire, an ex-prize fighter. His family treats Butch with disdain, and insist upon their son undergoing an examination from four mental specialists. They recommend that he go to a private sanitarium. Ted rebels, and goes to live with Butch. He falls in love with the former fighter's sister Molly. To prove his love, he engages in a prize fight his rival, Kid Lowry, in which he is the victor.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Darby p. 153
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Snob Buster at silentera.com
  3. ^ "New Pictures: The Snob Buster", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (7): 73, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Darby, William. Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press, 1991. ISBN 0-8108-2454-X
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