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Skinner's Dress Suit (1926 film)

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someone to invite them. He finally picks on Skinner to obtain his invitation. Skinner and Honey's social triumph comes when they teach the jazzy steps of the Charleston to the village "society swells," and soon an assortment of people are lined up trying bravely to master the intricacies of the dance. Before the evening is over, Skinner has landed the big Johnson contract. The next morning his ex-bosses are camping on Skinner's trail begging him to come back as a partner in the firm, and he pretends that he must give his bosses' offer due deliberation.
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As described in a review in a film magazine, Honey (La Plante) idolizes her husband Skinner (Denny) and makes him demand a raise which is refused as Jackson (Braham), the biggest customer, has withdrawn his business. Honey has already told friends about the raise and Skinner has not the heart to tell
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her the truth. She starts spending the "raise" by making him buy a dress suit made by a tailor (Strauss). This new suit opens the way to social triumph which, of course, means more spending. At work, the plodding Skinner is starting to blossom out and has the stenographer (Morrissey) teach him the
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and gets caught by the boss. As the bills begin coming due, Skinner is fired but before he has a chance to tell Honey, she whisks him off to a society dance at a swell hotel. Jackson is stopping at the hotel and his pampered wife (Ward) insists she wants to go to the dance and that he must get
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was the director of the film which was based on the 1916 novel of the name by
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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co-star in this comedy which has seen video and DVD releases.
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This article about a silent comedy film from the 1920s is a
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based on this story had been made in 1917 directed by
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William A. Seiter
Rex Taylor
Walter Anthony
Henry Irving Dodge
Carl Laemmle
Reginald Denny
Laura La Plante
Hedda Hopper
Arthur L. Todd
J. R. Rawlins
Universal Pictures
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Universal Pictures
Reginald Denny
William Seiter
Henry Irving Dodge
Laura La Plante
Hedda Hopper
previous silent film
Harry Beaumont
Essanay Company
Charleston
Reginald Denny
Laura La Plante
E. J. Ratcliffe
Arthur Lake

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