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Vamping Venus (1928)

It may be years before you'll see anything like it again!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 0M

Director : Edward F. Cline
Writer : Howard J. Green

Synopsis

A present-day stereotypically-Irish American politician is vaulted into ancient Greece after receiving a bump on the head.

Actors

Charles Murray
Charles Murray
Michael Cassidy / King Cassidy of Ireland
Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
Maggie Cassidy / Circe
Thelma Todd
Thelma Todd
Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus
Russ Powell
Russ Powell
Pete Papaglos / Bacchus
Joe Bonomo
Joe Bonomo
Simonides the Strongman / Hercules
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Mars
Spec O'Donnell
Spec O'Donnell
Western Union Boy / Mercury
Fred O'Beck
Fred O'Beck
Vulcan
Gusztáv Pártos
Gusztáv Pártos
Shopkeeper (as Gus Partos)
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Jupiter
Janet MacLeod
Janet MacLeod
Juno
Yola d'Avril
Yola d'Avril
Stenographer

Crews

Edward F. Cline
Edward F. Cline
Director
Bernard McConville
Bernard McConville
Story
Howard J. Green
Howard J. Green
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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