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Tanned Legs (1929): Cast

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Tanned Legs is a 1929 comedy directed by Marshall Neilan, starring June Clyde as Peggy Reynolds, Arthur Lake and Sally Blane. It runs 1 hour 11 minutes.

Tanned Legs (1929) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 11m (71 min)
Director
Marshall Neilan
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Tanned Legs About?

The premise of Tanned Legs without spoilers.

In a jazzy all‑dialogue comedy‑drama set amid the 1920s sun‑tan craze, Peggy postpones her wedding to Bill while she spends the summer fixing her errant parents and aiding her sister Janet, who is being blackmailed over compromising love letters sent to a cad. Peggy’s friend Roger and his flapper girlfriend Tootie devise a scheme to retrieve the letters and protect Janet’s reputation.

Tanned Legs Themes & Keywords

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  • flapper
  • playing footsie
  • dancing women
  • older man attracted to young woman
  • searching a room
  • whistling
  • high kicking dance line
  • goodnight kiss
  • cad
  • caught red handed
  • rejected marriage proposal
  • woman kisses a woman's hand
+38 more
  • cheating husband
  • bathing beauties
  • older woman younger man relationship
  • ear pulling
  • prohibition era
  • playing bridge
  • jazz age
  • young man attracted to older woman
  • man and woman kissing
  • flesh wound
  • the breakers resort palm beach
  • cougar
  • woman wears a nightgown
  • sisters relationship
  • platinum blonde
  • chorus line
  • legs
  • swimming cap
  • camera shot of a woman's legs
  • blackmail
  • climbing out a window
  • love letters
  • female con artist
  • cheating wife
  • charity benefit
  • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
  • dancer lifts her skirt
  • removing stocking
  • sherry
  • con artist
  • compromising letter
  • woman wears a beret
  • sneaking out at night
  • father daughter relationship
  • orphans
  • woman raises her skirt
  • philandering husband
  • walking on a ledge
Cast & crew

Tanned Legs Cast & Characters

June Clyde leads the cast as Peggy Reynolds, with Arthur Lake as Bill and Sally Blane as Janet Reynolds. Directed by Marshall Neilan; 20 actors are credited in all.

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FAQ

Tanned Legs FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Tanned Legs, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Tanned Legs?

Tanned Legs runs 1 hour 11 minutes (71 minutes).

When was Tanned Legs released?

Tanned Legs was released on November 10, 1929.

Who directed Tanned Legs?

Tanned Legs was directed by Marshall Neilan.

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Who is in the cast of Tanned Legs?

Tanned Legs stars June Clyde as Peggy Reynolds, Arthur Lake as Bill and Sally Blane as Janet Reynolds, among 20 credited actors.

Does Tanned Legs have a post-credit scene?

No. Tanned Legs has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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