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| name = Jack Straw |
| name = Jack Straw |
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| image =Robert Warwick in Jack Straw.png |
| image = Robert Warwick in Jack Straw.png |
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| caption =Newspaper ad for the film. |
| caption = Newspaper ad for the film. |
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| director = [[William C. deMille]] |
| director = [[William C. deMille]] |
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| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]] |
| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]] |
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| writer = [[Olga Printzlau]] (scenario)<br>[[Elmer Blaney Harris|Elmer Harris]] (scenario) |
| writer = [[Olga Printzlau]] (scenario)<br>[[Elmer Blaney Harris|Elmer Harris]] (scenario) |
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| based_on = {{based on|''Jack Straw''|[[W. Somerset Maugham]]}} |
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| starring = [[Robert Warwick]]<br>[[Carroll McComas]] |
| starring = [[Robert Warwick]]<br>[[Carroll McComas]] |
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| cinematography = L. Guy Wilky |
| cinematography = L. Guy Wilky |
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| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] |
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] |
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| released = {{Film date|1920|03|14}} |
| released = {{Film date|1920|03|14}} |
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Revision as of 23:02, 25 May 2020
| Jack Straw | |
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 Newspaper ad for the film. | |
| Directed by | William C. deMille |
| Written by | Olga Printzlau (scenario) Elmer Harris (scenario) |
| Based on | Jack Straw by W. Somerset Maugham |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Robert Warwick Carroll McComas |
| Cinematography | L. Guy Wilky |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels; 4,707 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Jack Straw is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. William C. deMille directed the film and Robert Warwick and Carroll McComas star. The film is based on a 1908 stage play by W. Somerset Maugham starring John Drew and a young Mary Boland. Winston Churchill made a cameo appearance in the original film. In 1926 Paramount attempted a remake of this film called The Waiter from the Ritz which was begun and/or completed but never released. James Cruze directed and Raymond Griffith starred; this film, if completed, is now lost. The 1920 film survives at the Library of Congress.[1][2][3]
Plot
Based upon a review of the plot in a film publication,[4] Jack Straw (Warwick) is an iceman who becomes a waiter to be closer to the girl (McComas) he is interested in. Later, to impress her, he impersonates an Archduke from Pomerania. A Count from Pomerania (Brower) who is the ambassador arrives and learns of the long-missing son of royalty. The girl's mother (Ashton) learns of the trick being played by Jack. Just when Jack is exposed as being a fraud, it turns out that he is the genuine article. The girl's mother then gladly announces her daughter's engagement to Jack.
Cast
- Robert Warwick as Jack Straw
- Carroll McComas as Ethel Parker Jennings
- Charles Ogle as Mr. Parker Jennings
- Irene Sullivan as Mrs. Wanley
- Monte du Mont as Ambrose Holland
- Frances Parks as Rose
- Lucien Littlefield as Sherlo
- Robert Brower as Count of Pomerania
- Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Parker Jennings
unbilled
- Mayme Kelso (unknown role)
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Jack Straw at silentera.com
- ^ Jack Straw presented as a play on Broadway by Charles Frohman at the Empire Theatre, September 14, 1908 to December 1908; IBDb.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Jack Straw
- ^ "Jack Straw: Obvious Light Comedy Has Amusing Moments". Motion Picture News. 21 (16). New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 3365 Apr 10, 1920. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
External links
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