Figures Don't Lie

Figures Don't Lie
Figures Don't Lie
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. Edward Sutherland
Screenplay by	Ethel Doherty; Grover Jones; Louise Long; Herman J. Mankiewicz
Story by	B. F. Zeidman
Produced by	B. P. Schulberg; Jesse L. Lasky; Adolph Zukor
Starring	Esther Ralston; Richard Arlen; Ford Sterling; Doris Hill; Blanche Payson; Natalie Kingston
Cinematography	Alfred Gilks
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 8, 1927;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Figures Don't Lie is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Ethel Doherty and Louise Long from an adaptation by Grover Jones of a story by B. F. Zeidman, with intertitles by Herman J. Mankiewicz.^[1] The film stars Esther Ralston, Richard Arlen, Ford Sterling, Doris Hill, Blanche Payson, and Natalie Kingston. The film was released on October 9, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]

Plot

According to the AFI, the plot of this lost film revolved around Janet Wells, the secretary of "Howdy" Jones, whose wife's jealous behaviour is problematic, and other flirting attempts among them and other company employees, including the new sales manager, Bob Blewe, and Dolores, a stenographer.^[1]