The Tired Business Man is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Allen Dale and starring Raymond Hitchcock, Dot Farley and Margaret Quimby.Munden p.816 It was produced and released by the independent studio Tiffany Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Sawley.
Synopsis The owners of a paving company are financially struggling and are set out to win a new contract from Alderman McGinnis with the assistance of their stenographer Rita.
Cast Raymond Hitchcock as Alderman McGinnis Dot Farley as Mrs. McGinnis Mack Swain as Mike Murphy Margaret Quimby as Rita Charles Delaney as Larry Riley Lincoln Plumer as Pat Riley Blanche Mehaffey as Violet Clark Gibson Gowland as Ole Swanson Jim Farley as Sergeant
Preservation With no holdings located in archives, The Tired Business Man is considered a lost film. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.
References
Bibliography Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998. Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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