- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Short
- Release: 1929-11-25
- Director: Bryan Foy
- Writers: George Kelly
- Language: English
- Stars: Harrison Ford , John Litel (1892–1972) , Margaret Fielding , Blanche Friderici , Virginia Wiseman , Janet Adair
- Runtime: 25 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Flattering Word (United States of America) , The Flattering Word , The Flattering Word (United Kingdom)
- Plot: The current Plot on site reads:The adventures of an actor on tour, resting upon the intriguing theme that you can cure a person of his prejudice by extending him the flattery of comparing him to an actor." That leaves out a very important piece of the plot...it is built upon the theme that...a person can be cured of his prejudice..."against actors"...by extending him the flattery of comparing him to an actor. In this instance the prejudiced one is a clergyman, and a touring actor, with the help of the clergyman's wife, cures him.
- IMDB:tt0150584
The Flattering Word Cast
Bryan Foy
Director
Harrison Ford
Eugene Tesh
John Litel
(1892–1972)
Dr. Loring Wrigley
Margaret Fielding
Mrs. Mary Wrigley
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Zukor
Virginia Wiseman
Lena Zukor
Janet Adair
Actress