Blue Skies (1929)

Plot Summary

Better known for her work in talkie "weepers," Helen Twelvetrees made a few preliminary appearances in such late silent films as Fox's Blue Skies. The audience was expected to believe that the twentysomething Twelvetrees and Frank Albertson are teenagers living together platonically in an orphan asylum. A wealthy old man comes calling to adopt Albertson -- who, feeling sorry for Twelvetrees, trades places with the girl. Thus it is that the heroine is carted off to a luxurious mansion, while Albertson remains behind. One year later, the old man discovers Albertson's deception, whereupon he invites the boy to live with him as well. By this time, Twelvetrees and Albertson are of marriageable age, thus the film ends with a wedding in the offing.

Full Cast & Characters

Carmencita Johnson

Dorothy May (age 6) (episode 1)

Freddie Burke Frederick

Richard Lewis (age 8)

Ethel Wales

Matron (episode 1)

Helen Twelvetrees

Dorothy May (episode 2)

Frank Albertson

Richard Lewis (episode 2)

Rosa Gore

Nellie Crouch (episode 2)

William Orlamond

Janitor

E.H. Calvert

Mr. Semple Jones (episode 1)

Evelyn Hall

Mrs. Semple Jones (episode 1)

Claude King

Richard Danforth (episode 2)

Adele Watson

First Assistant Matron (episode 1)

Helen Jerome Eddy

Second Assistant Matron (episode 2)

Director & Crew

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