A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Don’t Tell Everything
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Leo McCarey

Cast: Max Davidson [Papa Ginsberg], Spec O’Donnell [Asher Ginsberg], Jess Devorska (Jesse De Vorska) [Finkelheimer, the mechanic], Lillian Elliott [Widow Finkelheimer], James Finlayson [Lawyer Goldblum]; Lyle Tayo [Mrs. Doodlebaum], Budd Fine [the policeman], [?] ? [Asher’s girlfriend]

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / From a screen story by [?] Leo McCarey and/or Hal Roach? Presented by Hal Roach. / Released 3 July 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive [35mm positive]; in the film holdings of Bonner Kinematek [16mm reduction positive]; and in the private film collection of Dave Stevenson [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 10 March 2024.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.