Grumpy (1923 film)
| Grumpy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William C. deMille |
| Written by | Horace Hodges(play) Thomas Wigden Percyval(play) Clara Beranger(adaptation,screenplay) |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Theodore Roberts |
| Cinematography | L. Guy Wilky |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | March 11, 1923 |
Running time | 7 reels |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film(English intertitles) |
Grumpy is a 1923 silent film drama distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play Grumpy by Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney Percyval and starred English actor Cyril Maude. The director of this film is William C. deMille, brother of Cecil, and the star is Theodore Roberts. This film was remade by Paramount as an early sound film for Cyril Maude reprising his Broadway role. This silent version was thought to be long lost but a copy has been discovered in the Gosfilmofond Archive, Moscow Russia.[1] [2] [3]
Cast
- Theodore Roberts as Grumpy
- May McAvoy as Virginia Bullivant
- Conrad Nagel as Ernest Heron
- Casson Ferguson as Chamberlin Jarvis
- Bertram Johns as Keble
- Charles Ogle as Ruddock
- Robert Bolder as Dawson
- Charles K. French as Wolfe
- Bernice Frank as Susan
- Bertram Frank as Jarvis' Valet
References
- ^ Grumpy at silentera.com database
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ^ Grumpy as presented on Broadway at Wallack's Theatre, November 19, 1913 to April 1914, 181 performances; IBDb.com
