39 East
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39 East is a 1920
silent
film comedy produced by the Realart Picture Company(headed by Paramount's Adolph Zukor
) and starring Constance Binney
reprising her role from the Broadway play. This film was directed by John S. Robertson
who had directed Binney in Erstwhile Susan
and Test of Honor the year before. The film is based on a play by Rachel Crothers
, 39 East, and was a hit on Broadway with Binney starring. Today the film is deemed lost
.
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
film comedy produced by the Realart Picture Company(headed by Paramount's Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor , born Adolph Cukor, was a film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures.-Early life:...
) and starring Constance Binney
Constance Binney
Constance Binney was an American stage and film actress and dancer.Born in New York City, Constance Binney was educated at Westover School, a private college preparatory boarding school for girls in Middlebury, Connecticut and in Paris, France...
reprising her role from the Broadway play. This film was directed by John S. Robertson
John S. Robertson
John Stuart Robertson was a Canadian born actor and later film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore. He broke into filmmaking in 1915 with Vitagraph, then with Famous Players-Lasky, making 57 features in his career...
who had directed Binney in Erstwhile Susan
Erstwhile Susan
Erstwhile Susan is a 1919 silent film drama directed by John S. Robertson, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1914 novel Barnabetta by Helen Reimensnyder Martin and later Broadway play Erstwhile Susan by Marian De Forest. Minnie Maddern Fiske starred on Broadway in 1916...
and Test of Honor the year before. The film is based on a play by Rachel Crothers
Rachel Crothers
Rachel Crothers was a prolific and successful American playwright and theater director, known for her well-crafted plays. One of the most famous was Susan and God , which was made into a film by MGM in 1940 starring Joan Crawford and Frederic March.Crothers was born in Bloomington, Illinois, USA...
, 39 East, and was a hit on Broadway with Binney starring. Today the film is deemed lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Constance BinneyConstance BinneyConstance Binney was an American stage and film actress and dancer.Born in New York City, Constance Binney was educated at Westover School, a private college preparatory boarding school for girls in Middlebury, Connecticut and in Paris, France...
- Penelope Penn - Reginald DennyReginald Denny (actor)Reginald Denny was an English stage, film, and television actor. He was once an amateur boxing champion of Great Britain.-Acting career:...
- Napoleon Gibbs Jr. - Alison SkipworthAlison SkipworthAlison Skipworth was an English stage and screen actress. She was born Alison Mary Elliott Margaret Groom in London....
- Mrs. de Mailly - Lucia Moore - Mrs. Smith
- Blanche Frederici - Miss McMasters
- Edith Gresham - Sadie Clarence
- Mildred Arden - Myrtle Clarence
- Luis Alberni - Count Gionelli
- Albert Carroll - Dr. Hubbard
- Frank Allworth - Timothy O'Brien
External Links
- 39 East at IMDb.com
- 39 East; allrovi.com/ synopsis
- still photo of Constance Binney and Reginald Denny from 39 East(Univ. of Washington,Sayre Collection)