Thirty Days is a 1922 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is a farce based on the play Thirty Days by A. E. Thomas and Clayton Hamilton which did not make it to Broadway.[1]
| Thirty Days | |
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| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Walter Woods (scenario) |
| Based on | Thirty Days by A. E. Thomas and Clayton Hamilton |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky |
| Starring | Wallace Reid |
| Cinematography | Karl Brown |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | December 10, 1922 (NYC) January 8, 1923 (US) |
Running time | 5 reels (4,930 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film was directed by James Cruze and stars idol Wallace Reid in his last screen performance. Reviews of the film claimed Reid looked tired and haggard throughout the production and garnered generally bad reviews. This is now considered a lost film.[2][3]
Plot edit
As described in a film publication,[4] because of his flirtatious tendencies, young and wealthy society man John Floyd (Reid) is put on 30 days' probation by his sweetheart Lucille Ledyard (Hawley). She gets him to assist her in settlement work. He ends up soothing Carlotta (Phillips), a young woman in a tough Italian section, when her husband Giacomo Polenta (Mayall) comes home and chases John with a knife. John escapes, but Giacomo, who is wanted by the police, takes a job as a butler in the Floyd home until he has a chance to skip to Italy. Carlotta comes to warn John, but Giacomo sees her and chases her down the street with a carving knife until he is nabbed by a police officer. Judge Hooker (Ogle), a friend of the Floyds', suggests that John seek safety in jail for 30 days until Giacomo leaves for Italy, so John goes and assaults a friend and rival, is arrested, and sent to jail by the judge. In jail he runs into Giacomo but is able to escape him. Giacomo is released, but waits for John outside the prison. Lucille and a friend visit John. When released, John is tied up by some criminals and put on a steamer headed for Italy. In the end, John and Lucille are reconciled.
Cast edit
- Wallace Reid as John Floyd
- Wanda Hawley as Lucille Ledyard
- Charles Ogle as Judge Hooker
- Cyril Chadwick as Huntley Palmer
- Herschel Mayall as Giacomo Polenta
- Helen Dunbar as Mrs. Floyd
- Carmen Phillips as Carlotta
- Kalla Pasha as Warden
- Robert Brower as Professor Huxley
See also edit
References edit
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Thirty Days
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Thirty Days at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Thirty Days
- ^ Pardy, George T., ed. (December 23, 1922). "Illustrated Screen Report: Thirty Days". Exhibitor's Trade Review. 13 (4). East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania: Exhibitor's Trade Review, Inc.: 218. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
External links edit
- Thirty Days at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide for the film (WaybackMachine)
