title: Drag (film)
text: # Drag (film)
  
  Drag is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film produced by Richard A. Rowland and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the 1925 novel Drag: A Comedy by William Dudley Pelley. It stars Richard Barthelmess and Lucien Littlefield.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Young David Carroll takes over the publication of a local newspaper in Vermont. Although he is attracted to Dot, "the most sophisticated girl in town," he marries Allie Parker, daughter of the couple who run the boardinghouse where he lives. Allie remains at home when David goes to New York City to sell a musical he has written. There, Dot, now a successful costume designer, uses her influence to get David's play produced. David and Dot fall in love, but she leaves for Paris when David indicates he will remain true to Allie. He sends for Allie, but when she arrives with her whole family, he decides to follow Dot to Paris.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Richard Barthelmess as David Carroll
  * Lucien Littlefield as Pa Parker
  * Kathrin Clare Ward as Ma Parker
  * Alice Day as Allie Parker
  * Tom Dugan as Charlie Parker
  * Lila Lee as Dot
  * Margaret Fielding as Clara
  
  ## Awards and honors
  
  Frank Lloyd was nominated at the 2nd Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Director along with the film Weary River.
  
  ## Preservation status
  
  The film was long thought to be a lost film, but later was rediscovered. The film originally had two versions, a sound version and a silent version.
  
  