A Perfect 36
1918 American film
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A Perfect 36 is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Giblyn, written by Tex Charwate, and starring Mabel Normand and Rod La Rocque.[1] The plot involves Normand's clothes being stolen in a mixup while she was swimming, necessitating her spending most of the film running around naked trying to straighten everything out.
Directed byCharles Giblyn
Written byTex Charwate
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn
StarringMabel Normand
Rod La Rocque
Rod La Rocque
| A Perfect 36 | |
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Film still with Mabel Normand | |
| Directed by | Charles Giblyn |
| Written by | Tex Charwate |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Mabel Normand Rod La Rocque |
| Cinematography | Louis Physioc |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Mabel Normand as Mabel
- Rod La Rocque as O.P. Dildock
- Flora Zabelle as Lena
- Leila Romer as Landlady
- Louis R. Grisel as The Constable
- Edward Bernard as Sol Manheimer
Reception
Like many American films of the time, A Perfect 36 was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 4, of four closeups of the young woman on the diving board.[2]