School Days (1921 film)
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Directed by | William Nigh |
Screenplay by | Walter DeLeon Hoey Lawlor William Nigh |
Story by | William Nigh |
Produced by | Harry Rapf |
Starring | Wesley Barry George Lessey Nellie Parker Spaulding Margaret Seddon Arline Blackburn J.H. Gilmour |
Cinematography | John W. Brown Sidney Hickox |
Production company | Harry Rapf Productions |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $133,000[1][2] |
Box office | $578,000 (worldwide rentals)[1][2] |
School Days is a 1921 American comedy film directed by William Nigh, written by Walter DeLeon, Hoey Lawlor and William Nigh, and starring Wesley Barry, George Lessey, Nellie Parker Spaulding, Margaret Seddon, Arline Blackburn and J.H. Gilmour. It was released by Warner Bros. on December 25, 1921[3][4][5] and was Warner's biggest grossing film until The Sea Beast in 1926.[1]
Prints of School Days survives at the George Eastman House and UCLA Film and Television Archive with one reel missing.[6]
Plot
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Cast
- Wesley Barry as Speck Brown
- George Lessey as His Guardian
- Nellie Parker Spaulding as His Friend's Wife
- Margaret Seddon as His Teacher
- Arline Blackburn as His Sweetheart
- J.H. Gilmour as The Stranger
- John Galsworthy as Mr. Hadley
- Jerome Patrick as Mr. Wallace
- Evelyn Sherman as His Sister
- Arnold Lucy as The Valet
Box office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $546,000 domestically and $32,000 foreign.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television. 15.
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 1 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ "School Days (1921) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ Janiss Garza. "School Days (1921) - William Nigh". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ "School Days". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: School Days
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