Merry-Go-Round (1923 film)
Merry-Go-Round | |
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Directed by | Erich von Stroheim Rupert Julian |
Written by | Harvey Gates (story) Finis Fox (scenario) Irving Thalberg (scenario) Rupert Julian (scenario) Erich von Stroheim (scenario) |
Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
Starring | Norman Kerry Mary Philbin Edith Yorke Dale Fuller |
Cinematography | Charles Kaufman William H. Daniels ?Ben Reynolds |
Edited by | James MacKay |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Merry-Go-Round is a 1923 American feature film directed by Erich von Stroheim and his replacement, Rupert Julian, starring Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin, and released by Universal Pictures.[1] A copy of the film is held in a collection[1] and it has been released on dvd.
Plot
A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.
Cast
- Norman Kerry as Count Franz Maxmilian Von Hohenegg
- Mary Philbin as Agnes Urban
- Dale Fuller as Marianka Huber
- Maude George as Madame Elvira
- Cesare Gravina as Sylvester Urban
- Edith Yorke as Ursula Urban
- George Hackathorne as Bartholomew Gruber
- Spottiswoode Aitken
Reception
The film was the eight most successful that year at the box office in the US and Canada.[2]
References
- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: Merry-Go-Round at silentera.com
- ^ rentals in US and Canada - see Variety list of box office champions for 1923
External links
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Categories:
- 1923 films
- 1920s drama films
- American drama films
- American films
- American silent feature films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Erich von Stroheim
- Films directed by Rupert Julian
- Universal Pictures films
- Films set in the 1910s
- Films set in Vienna
- American black-and-white films
- 1920s silent drama film stubs