Quarantined Rivals

{{short description|1927 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox film | name =Quarantined Rivals | image =File:Quarantined Rivals.jpg | caption = | director = Archie Mayo | producer = Samuel Sax |based_on = ''Quarantined Rivals'' by George Randolph Chester | writer = Al Boasberg | narrator = | starring =Robert Agnew <br> Kathleen Collins <br> John Miljan | music = | cinematography =Ray June | editing = Edith Wakeling | studio =Gotham Pictures | distributor = Lumas Film Corporation <br> Gaumont British Distributors (UK) | released ={{Film date|1927|02|28}} | runtime =70 minutes | country = United States | language = Silent <br> English intertitles | budget = | gross = }} '''''Quarantined Rivals''''' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Robert Agnew, Kathleen Collins and John Miljan.<ref>Munden p.624</ref> It was produced by the independent studio Gotham Pictures. It was based on a 1906 short story of the same title by George Randolph Chester.

==Synopsis== The plot revolves around Bruce Farney (a football player) and his attempts to woo Elsie Peyton in the face of competition from a rival, as well as becoming mixed up with an attractive manicurist Minette. Complications ensue when both Bruce and his rival are forced to quarantine together due to smallpox.

==Cast== * Robert Agnew as Bruce Farney * Kathleen Collins as Elsie Peyton * John Miljan as Ed, the barber * Ray Hallor as Robert Howard * Viora Daniel as Minette, the manicurist * Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Joe, the plumber * Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Peyton * George C. Pearce as Mr. Peyton * William A. O'Connor as Mort * Josephine Borio as Maid

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==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.

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0018298}}

Category:1927 films Category:1927 comedy films Category:American silent feature films Category:Films directed by Archie Mayo Category:American black-and-white films Category:Gotham Pictures films Category:1927 English-language films Category:1927 American films Category:American silent comedy films Category:English-language comedy films