Jump to content

Grumpy (1923 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by StarDeg (talk | contribs) at 06:55, 9 August 2020 (→‎Cast). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Grumpy
Newspaper advertisement
Directed byWilliam C. deMille
Written byClara Beranger (adaptation, screenplay)
Based onGrumpy
by Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney Percyval
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringTheodore Roberts
CinematographyL. Guy Wilky
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 11, 1923 (1923-03-11)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Grumpy is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film 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 in Moscow, Russia.[1][2][3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Grumpy at silentera.com
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. ^ Grumpy as presented on Broadway at Wallack's Theatre, November 19, 1913 to April 1914, 181 performances; IBDb.com
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grumpy (1923 film).


Stub icon

This article about a silent drama film from the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grumpy_(1923_film)&oldid=971944599"