Forget Me Not (1922 film)
| Forget Me Not | |
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| Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke |
| Written by | Henry Roberts Symonds (story) John B. Clymer (adaptation) |
| Produced by | Louis Burston |
| Starring | Bessie Love Gareth Hughes |
| Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | Metro Pictures |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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Forget Me Not is a 1922 American silent melodrama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film starred Bessie Love and Gareth Hughes. It is considered a lost film.[1][2][3]
Plot
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Ann (Love) and Jimmy (Hughes) are orphans.[4]
Production
In preparation for her role, Love lived at an orphanage for two weeks.[5]
Cast
- Irene Hunt as Mary Gordoon, The Mother
- Will Machin as The Father
- Bessie Love as Ann, The Girl
- Gareth Hughes as Jimmy, The Boy
- Otto Lederer as Rodolfo, The Musician
- Myrtle Lind as The Other Girl
- Hal Wilson
- Gertrude Claire
- Sam Allen
- W. E. Lawrence
Reception
The film received positive reviews. According to The Evening Mail, the film "is a fine, clean, beautiful picture… told with such depth of understanding and with entire lack of artificiality that it strikes its note of appeal as few films that have… It is blessed with a cast that could not be improved upon." The Daily News said, "Few who see this little screen drama will not soon forget its sweetness and charm."[4]
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Forget Me Not at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921–30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Forget Me Not
- ^ a b The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. June 9, 1923. p. 19.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "At the Theatres". Ellensburg Daily Record. February 17, 1923. p. 5.
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