Humoresque (1920 film)
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Humoresque is a 1920
silent
film drama produced by Cosmopolitan Productions
and released by a special arrangement with Famous Players-Lasky
and Paramount Pictures
. It was directed by Frank Borzage
from a novel by Fannie Hurst
and script or scenario by Frances Marion
. This film has undergone a restoration at UCLA Film and Television Archives.
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 drama produced by Cosmopolitan Productions
Cosmopolitan Productions
Cosmopolitan Productions, also often referred to as Cosmopolitan Pictures, was an American film company based in New York City from 1918 to 1923 and Hollywood until 1938.- History :...
and released by a special arrangement with Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company -- originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays -- and Jesse L...
and Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. It was directed by Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor.-Biography:Frank Borzage's father, Luigi Borzaga, was born in Ronzone, in 1859. As a stonemason, he sometimes worked in Switzerland; he met his future wife, Maria Ruegg , where she worked in a silk factory...
from a novel by Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst was an American novelist. Although her books are not well remembered today, during her lifetime some of her more famous novels were Stardust , Lummox , A President is Born , Back Street , and Imitation of Life...
and script or scenario by Frances Marion
Frances Marion
Frances Marion was an American journalist, author, and screenwriter often cited as the most renowned female screenwriter of the twentieth century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos.-Career:...
. This film has undergone a restoration at UCLA Film and Television Archives.
Cast
- Gaston GlassGaston GlassGaston Glass , was a French-born American actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1917 and 1943.He was born in Paris and died in Santa Monica, California.-Selected filmography:* Little Miss Smiles...
- Leon Kantor - Vera Gordon - Mama Kantor
- Alma RubensAlma RubensAlma Rubens was an American silent film actress and stage performer.-Early life:Born to John B. and Theresa Hayes Rueben in San Francisco, California, she performed since youth and became a star at the age of 19. She was educated at the Sacred Heart Convent in San Francisco...
- Gina Berg(aka Minnie Ginsberg) - Dore Davidson - Abraham Kantor
- Bobby ConnellyBobby ConnellyRobert Joseph "Bobby" Connelly was an American child actor of silent films. He is one of the first male child stars of American motion pictures beginning his career in 1913 at the age of four.-Career:...
- Leon Kantor(child) - Helen Connelly - Esther Kantor(child)
- Ann Wallack - Esther Kantor(adult)(*billed Ann Wallick)
- Sidney Carlyle - Mannie Kantor
- Joseph Cooper - Isadore Kantor(child)
- Maurice Levigne - Isadore Kantor(adult)
- Alfred Goldberg - Rudolph Kantor(child)
- Edward Stanton - Rudolph Kantor(adult)
- Louis Stern - Sol Ginsberg (*as Louis Stearns)
- Maurice Peckre - Boris Kantor
- Ruth Sabin - Mrs. Isadore Kantor