The Next Corner (1924 film)
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The Next Corner is a 1924
silent
melodrama produced by Famous Players-Lasky
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
Corporation. It was directed by Sam Wood
. It stars Dorothy Mackaill
, Lon Chaney
, Conway Tearle
and Louise Dresser
. The film has come down through the decades as a Chaney picture but apparently from the American Film Institute Catalog his character has little screen time. In fact, of all Chaney's feature films of the 1920s, this picture seems to have as little of him on screen than any other feature he made. The film belongs to Dorothy Mackaill, then an up and coming young star. This film was Chaney's only Paramount film of the 1920s, the last having been Treasure Island
and was one of the last films he appeared in as a freelance artist before signing a multi film deal with MGM.
This movie is presumably a lost film
.
1924 in film
-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
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...
melodrama produced by 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 distributed by 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...
Corporation. It was directed by Sam Wood
Sam Wood
Samuel Grosvenor "Sam" Wood was an American film director, and producer, who was best known for directing such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and The Pride of the Yankees...
. It stars Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill was an English-born American actress, most notably of the silent film era and into the early 1930s.-Early life:...
, Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
, Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle was an Anglo-American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films.-Early life:...
and Louise Dresser
Louise Dresser
Louise Dresser was an American actress.Born Louise Josephine Kerlin in Evansville, Indiana. Her father was a train conductor who died when she was fifteen years old...
. The film has come down through the decades as a Chaney picture but apparently from the American Film Institute Catalog his character has little screen time. In fact, of all Chaney's feature films of the 1920s, this picture seems to have as little of him on screen than any other feature he made. The film belongs to Dorothy Mackaill, then an up and coming young star. This film was Chaney's only Paramount film of the 1920s, the last having been Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1920 film)
Treasure Island is a 1920 silent film adaptation of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and released by Paramount Pictures...
and was one of the last films he appeared in as a freelance artist before signing a multi film deal with MGM.
This movie is presumably a lost film
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
- Conway TearleConway TearleConway Tearle was an Anglo-American stage actor who went on to perform in silent and early sound films.-Early life:...
- Robert Maury - Lon ChaneyLon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
- Juan Serafin - Dorothy MackaillDorothy MackaillDorothy Mackaill was an English-born American actress, most notably of the silent film era and into the early 1930s.-Early life:...
- Elsie Maury - Ricardo CortezRicardo CortezJacob Krantz , known by his stage name Ricardo Cortez, was an American film actor who began his career during the silent era.-Life and career:...
- Don Arturo - Louise DresserLouise DresserLouise Dresser was an American actress.Born Louise Josephine Kerlin in Evansville, Indiana. Her father was a train conductor who died when she was fifteen years old...
- Nina Race - Remea Radzina - Countess Longueval
- Dorothy CummingDorothy CummingDorothy G. Cumming was an actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 39 American, English, and Australian films between 1915 and 1929, notably appearing as the Virgin Mary in Cecil B. DeMille's 1927 film The King of Kings and the jealous wife in Lillian Gish's 1928 The Wind. She also appeared...
- Paula Vrain - Bertha Feducha -
- Bernard Siegal -