Don't Call It Love (film)

Don't Call It Love
Don't Call It Love
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Directed by	William C. deMille
Screenplay by	Clara Beranger; Julian Street
Based on	Rita Coventry; by Hubert Osborne
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Agnes Ayres; Jack Holt; Nita Naldi; Theodore Kosloff; Rod La Rocque; Robert Edeson
Cinematography	L. Guy Wilky
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 24, 1923;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Don't Call It Love is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Clara Beranger and Julian Street based upon the play Rita Coventry by Hubert Osborne. The film stars Agnes Ayres, Jack Holt, Nita Naldi, Theodore Kosloff, Rod La Rocque, and Robert Edeson.^[1] The film was released on December 24, 1923, by Paramount Pictures.^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] vampish opera diva Rita Coventry is attracted to wealthy New Yorker Richard Parrish and determines to add him to her long list of admirers, much to the annoyance of her conductor Luigi Busini, who is jealous of the many loves of his star. Richard is easily led on, too easily, in fact. While the two are at Atlantic City, Rita promptly forgets his presence when Patrick Delaney, a young piano tuner, plays one of his compositions to her. She rushes back to New York City to arrange a hearing for him. Meanwhile Alice Meldrum, an unassuming young woman who really loves Richard, hears of his infatuation. Her friend Clara Proctor advises her to play Richard instead of allowing him to take her as a matter of course. However, when Richard returns, Alice cannot deny him her love.

Cast

Agnes Ayres as Alice Meldrum
Jack Holt as Richard Parrish
Nita Naldi as Rita Coventry
Theodore Kosloff as Luigi Busini
Rod La Rocque as Patrick Delaney
Robert Edeson as Henry Van Courtlandt
Julia Faye as Clara Proctor

Preservation

With no prints of Don't Call It Love located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[5]

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: Don't Call It Love at silentera.com
^ "Don't Call It Love". afi.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ Janiss Garza (2015). "Don-t-Call-It-Love - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
^ Brumell, Marguerite (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Don't Call It Love". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (8). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 21. Retrieved June 29, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Don't Call It Love

External links

Don't Call It Love at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
Stills at silentfilmstillarchive.com
Still of Agnes Ayres at silenthollywood.com

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: Don't Call It Love at silentera.com

[2] "Don't Call It Love". afi.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[3] Janiss Garza (2015). "Don-t-Call-It-Love - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

[4] Brumell, Marguerite (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Don't Call It Love". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (8). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 21. Retrieved June 29, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Don't Call It Love

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