Forever (1921 film)
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| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Produced by | Famous Players-Lasky |
| Written by | George Du Maurier (play Peter Ibbetson) John Nathaniel Raphael (play adaptation) Ouida Bergere (scenario) |
| Starring | Elsie Ferguson Wallace Reid Montague Love George Fawcett Elliott Dexter |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 16, 1921(premiere) March 5, 1922(nationwide) |
| Running time | 60+ minutes (at 7236 feet) |
| Country | US |
| Language | Silent film |
Forever (1921) is a silent film, also known as Peter Ibbetson; written by Ouida Bergère, and directed by George Fitzmaurice. Adapted from 1891's George Du Maurier's novel, Peter Ibbetson, made into a play by John N. Raphael.
Once an extant film with the sole remaining copy held up until the 1970s by Wallace Reid's widow Dorothy Davenport who donated it for a proposed museum/archive, her copy of the film is sadly lost.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Peter Ibbetson (Reid) is an orphan raised by his uncle, Colonel Ibbetson. When the Colonel insults his dead mother, Peter attacks him and is ordered from the house. Then the young man runs into his childhood sweetheart, Mimsi (Ferguson), and their romantic feelings are rekindled.
Unfortunately, Mimsi has married, but they carry on a love affair in their dreams. Their dream-affair continues over the years, even after Peter kills her husband, the Duke of Towers, and gets a life prison sentence.
[edit] Cast
- Wallace Reid as Peter Ibbetson
- Elsie Ferguson as Mimsi
- Montagu Love as Colonel Ibbetson
- George Fawcett as Duquesnois
- Dolores Cassinelli as Dolores
- Paul McAllister as Seraskier
- Elliott Dexter as Pasquier
- Charles Eaton as child Gogo
- Jerome Patrick as Duke of towers
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Forever at the Internet Movie Database
- Forever still of Elsie Ferguson and Wallace Reid from the film, University of Washington
- still from the film from goldensilents.com (Ferguson is on the left standing with ribbons in hair, Dolores Cassinelli with Reid)
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