Peacock Alley (1921 film)
Encyclopedia
Peacock Alley is a black-and-white American silent film
starring Monte Blue
as Elmer Harmon and Mae Murray
as Cleo. The film was directed by Murray's husband at the time, Robert Z. Leonard
, was one of Murray's most successful films, and one of the biggest hits of 1921.
In the film, Elmer travels from the United States to Paris
on business, meets Cleo, and marries her. Upon their return to the United States, Elmer's friends do not approve of Cleo, and therefore the couple moves to the city. Eventually, Elmer comes to believe that Cleo is having an affair, but the film concludes with the revelation that she was just getting financial help from an old friend. So successful was this film that it was the only silent film of Murray's that she made as a "talkie" though major changes were made to the plot.
An incomplete print survives at the Library of Congress
.
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...
starring Monte Blue
Monte Blue
Monte Blue was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to character roles....
as Elmer Harmon and Mae Murray
Mae Murray
Mae Murray was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen"....
as Cleo. The film was directed by Murray's husband at the time, Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Zigler Leonard was an American film director, actor, producer and screenwriter.He was born in Chicago, Illinois...
, was one of Murray's most successful films, and one of the biggest hits of 1921.
In the film, Elmer travels from the United States to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on business, meets Cleo, and marries her. Upon their return to the United States, Elmer's friends do not approve of Cleo, and therefore the couple moves to the city. Eventually, Elmer comes to believe that Cleo is having an affair, but the film concludes with the revelation that she was just getting financial help from an old friend. So successful was this film that it was the only silent film of Murray's that she made as a "talkie" though major changes were made to the plot.
An incomplete print survives at the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
.
