Good Night, Paul
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Good Night, Paul was a 1918 silent film in five reels directed by Walter Edwards. It was based on a successful stage play with book and lyrics by Roland Oliver and Charles Dickson, and music by Harry B. Olsen. Produced by Lewis J. Selznick
's Select Pictures Corporation.
It's a film farce
that entails a wife willing to pose as a wife of her husband’s business partner as a scheme to hoodwink the business partner’s uncle out of money. But the uncle’s overextended visit forces schemers to keep up the charade leading to comical situations.
Presently, there's no known print of this Constance Talmadge film
Lewis J. Selznick
Lewis J. Selznick was a Jewish-Ukrainian-American producer in the early years of the film industry.-Personal life and early career:...
's Select Pictures Corporation.
It's a film farce
Farce
In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
that entails a wife willing to pose as a wife of her husband’s business partner as a scheme to hoodwink the business partner’s uncle out of money. But the uncle’s overextended visit forces schemers to keep up the charade leading to comical situations.
Presently, there's no known print of this Constance Talmadge film
Cast
- Constance TalmadgeConstance TalmadgeConstance Talmadge was a silent movie star born in Brooklyn, New York, USA, and was the sister of fellow actresses Norma Talmadge and Natalie Talmadge.-Early life:...
(Mrs. Richard) - Harrison FordHarrison Ford (silent film actor)Harrison Ford was an American stage and film actor. He was a leading Broadway theatre performer and a star of the silent film era.-Career:...
(Paul Boudeaux) - Zasu PittsZaSu PittsZaSu Pitts was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning to comedy sound films.-Early life:ZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas to Rulandus and Nellie Pitts; she was the third of four children...
- Norman KerryNorman KerryNorman Kerry was an American actor whose career spanned over twenty-five years in the motion picture industry beginning in the silent era at the end of World War I.-Biography:...
(Richard Landers) - Beatrice VanBeatrice VanBeatrice Van was an American silent film actress. She was also a screenwriter for both silent and sound films....
(Rose Hartley) - John StepplingJohn StepplingJohn Steppling was a German-American silent film actor.He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928...
(Batiste Boudeaux) - Rosita MarstiniRosita MarstiniRosita Marstini was a dancer, stage personality, silent and sound film actress from Nancy, France.-Theatrical work in California:...
(Madame Julie)
External links
- Good Night, Paul at New York Times website