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| studio = Anderson-Brunton Co.
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| distributor = [[Pathé Exchange]]
| distributor = [[Pathé Exchange]]
| released = July 14, 1918
| released = {{Film date|1918|7|14}}
| runtime = 5 reels
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| country = United States
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'''''More Trouble''''' is a 1918 American [[silent film|silent]] situation [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ernest C. Warde]] based on a story by Edgar Franklin and adapted for the screen by [[Ouida Bergère]]. The film was released by [[Pathé Exchange]] in July of 1918, but had a pre-release screening at New York's Rivoli Theatre in May of that same year.<ref name="afi">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/15084-MORE-TROUBLE |title=More Trouble |work=afi.com |access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref><ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MoreTrouble1918.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: ''More Trouble'' |access-date=April 8, 2024 |publisher=silentera.com}}</ref>
'''''More Trouble''''' is a 1918 American [[silent film|silent]] situation [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ernest C. Warde]] based on a story by Edgar Franklin and adapted for the screen by [[Ouida Bergère]]. The film was released by [[Pathé Exchange]] in July 1918, but had a pre-release screening at New York's Rivoli Theatre in May of that same year.<ref name="afi">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/15084-MORE-TROUBLE |title=More Trouble |work=afi.com |access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref><ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/M/MoreTrouble1918.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: ''More Trouble'' |access-date=April 8, 2024 |publisher=silentera.com}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
As described in [[film magazines]],<ref name="Motion Picture News">{{cite journal |title=EXHIBITOR TO EXHIBITOR REVIEW SERVICE: ''More Trouble'' |journal=Motion Picture News |volume=18 |issue=24 |page=3547 |publisher=Exhibitors' Times, Inc. |location=New York City |date=June 15, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpicturenew112unse}}</ref><ref name="Moving Picture World">{{cite journal |title=Critical Reviews and Comments: ''More Trouble'' |journal=Moving Picture World |volume=36 |issue=11 |page=1615 |publisher=Chalmers Publishing Co. |location=New York, New York |date=June 15, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/morewor36chal/}}</ref> wealthy steel-mill owner, Lemuel Deering (Keenan), welcomes his son Harvey (Gilbert) back from college. Not long after Harvey arrives home, bills begin rolling in for all sorts of vices: alcohol, pool, cigars, etc. Thinking his son an upstanding young citizen, Lemuel is appalled and Harvey denies that he had anything to do with the bills. Eventually, a bill comes in for $25,000 dollars. Lemuel refuses to pay and the bank forecloses on his mill.
As described in [[film magazines]],<ref name="Motion Picture News">{{cite journal |title=EXHIBITOR TO EXHIBITOR REVIEW SERVICE: ''More Trouble'' |journal=Motion Picture News |volume=18 |issue=24 |page=3547 |publisher=Exhibitors' Times, Inc. |location=New York City |date=June 15, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpicturenew112unse}}</ref><ref name="Moving Picture World">{{cite journal |title=Critical Reviews and Comments: ''More Trouble'' |journal=Moving Picture World |volume=36 |issue=11 |page=1615 |publisher=Chalmers Publishing Co. |location=New York, New York |date=June 15, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/morewor36chal/}}</ref> wealthy steel-mill owner, Lemuel Deering (Keenan), welcomes his son Harvey (Gilbert) back from college. Not long after Harvey arrives home, bills begin rolling in for all sorts of vices: alcohol, pool, cigars, etc. Thinking his son an upstanding young citizen, Lemuel is appalled and Harvey denies that he had anything to do with the bills. Eventually, a bill comes in for $25,000. Lemuel refuses to pay and the bank forecloses on his mill.


Harold, Harvey's friend from college, shows up and admits that he has been forging Harvey's signature because his own father has cut him off. Harold had trusted that Harvey would not turn him in out of loyalty as a fraternity brother.
Harold, Harvey's friend from college, shows up and admits that he has been forging Harvey's signature because his own father has cut him off. Harold had trusted that Harvey would not turn him in out of loyalty as a fraternity brother.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Frank Keenan]] as Lemuel Deering
* [[Frank Keenan]] as Lemuel Deering
* [[John Gilbert (actor) | John Gilbert]] as Harvey Deering
* [[John Gilbert (actor)|John Gilbert]] as Harvey Deering
* [[Ida Lewis (actress) | Ida Lewis]] as Mrs. Deering
* [[Ida Lewis (actress)|Ida Lewis]] as Mrs. Deering
* [[Roberta Wilson]] as Miriam Deering
* [[Roberta Wilson]] as Miriam Deering
* [[Joseph J. Dowling]] as Cecil Morrowton
* [[Joseph J. Dowling]] as Cecil Morrowton
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==Preservation==
==Preservation==
With no prints of ''More Trouble'' located in any film archives, it is considered a [[lost film]].<ref name="American Silent Feature Film Database">{{cite web |url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7675/ |title=American Silent Feature Film Database: ''More Trouble'' |access-date=April 8, 2024 |publisher=Library of Congress}}</ref> In February of 2021, the film was cited by the [[National Film Preservation Board]] on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.<ref name="afi"/>
With no prints of ''More Trouble'' located in any film archives, it is considered a [[lost film]].<ref name="American Silent Feature Film Database">{{cite web |url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7675/ |title=American Silent Feature Film Database: ''More Trouble'' |access-date=April 8, 2024 |publisher=Library of Congress}}</ref> In February 2021, the film was cited by the [[National Film Preservation Board]] on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.<ref name="afi"/>


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb title|0009392}}
* {{IMDb title|0009392}}
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/more-trouble-vm63767 ''More Trouble''] at [[AllMovie]]
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/more-trouble-vm63767 ''More Trouble''] at [[AllMovie]]



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Latest revision as of 22:35, 8 June 2024

More Trouble
Advertisement for the film from a 1918 issue of Moving Picture World
Directed byErnest C. Warde
Written byOuida Bergère (scenario)
Edgar Franklin (story)
Starring
CinematographyCharles Kaufman
Production
company
Anderson-Brunton Co.
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • July 14, 1918 (1918-07-14)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Languages

More Trouble is a 1918 American silent situation comedy film directed by Ernest C. Warde based on a story by Edgar Franklin and adapted for the screen by Ouida Bergère. The film was released by Pathé Exchange in July 1918, but had a pre-release screening at New York's Rivoli Theatre in May of that same year.[1][2]

Plot

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As described in film magazines,[3][4] wealthy steel-mill owner, Lemuel Deering (Keenan), welcomes his son Harvey (Gilbert) back from college. Not long after Harvey arrives home, bills begin rolling in for all sorts of vices: alcohol, pool, cigars, etc. Thinking his son an upstanding young citizen, Lemuel is appalled and Harvey denies that he had anything to do with the bills. Eventually, a bill comes in for $25,000. Lemuel refuses to pay and the bank forecloses on his mill.

Harold, Harvey's friend from college, shows up and admits that he has been forging Harvey's signature because his own father has cut him off. Harold had trusted that Harvey would not turn him in out of loyalty as a fraternity brother.

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of More Trouble located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[5] In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "More Trouble". afi.com. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: More Trouble". silentera.com. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "EXHIBITOR TO EXHIBITOR REVIEW SERVICE: More Trouble". Motion Picture News. 18 (24). New York City: Exhibitors' Times, Inc.: 3547 June 15, 1918.
  4. ^ "Critical Reviews and Comments: More Trouble". Moving Picture World. 36 (11). New York, New York: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 1615 June 15, 1918.
  5. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: More Trouble". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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