Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
| Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | |
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 Joan Crawford and Harry Langdon in a scene from the film | |
| Directed by | Harry Edwards Frank Capra |
| Written by | Frank Capra |
| Produced by | Harry Langdon |
| Starring | Harry Langdon Joan Crawford |
| Cinematography | Elgin Lessley George Spear |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures Kino Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926) is an American comedy silent film directed by Harry Edwards. It features Harry Langdon and Joan Crawford.[1]
Plot
The film tells of Harry (Langdon) a ne'er-do-well who falls in love with Betty, a girl on a billboard (Crawford).[2] Harry participates in a cross country foot race hoping to win prize money in hopes of marrying her.
Cast
- Harry Langdon as Harry
- Joan Crawford as Betty Burton
- Edwards Davis as John Burton
- Tom Murray as Nick Kargas
- Alec B. Francis as Amos Logan
- Brooks Benedict as Taxi Driver
Critical reception
In a recent review of the 1926 film, critic Maria Schneider wrote, "Langdon was most often cast as an oblivious innocent adrift in a corrupt world, a formula that made him terrifically popular in the mid-1920s...An acquired taste, Harry Langdon's gentle absurdities and slow rhythms take some getting used to, but patient viewers will be rewarded."[3]
The staff at TV Guide gave the film a mixed review, writing, "An amusing and sunny outdoor comedy, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp seems weak only in comparison with Langdon's next feature, The Strong Man (1926), a much richer blend of laughs, thrills, and tears. Among the earlier film's deficiencies is an anemic story. The bulk of the movie is devoted to little more than a succession of pickles Harry gets himself into on his way west. Nothing is made of the fact that the Logans' landlord and the world walking champion are the same man. (If one isn't paying close attention, one may not be sure that they are the same man.) And someone should have thought up a more humorous or exciting way for Harry to win the marathon; a viewer's reconstruction of the script would simply note that 'Harry wins the race.'"[4]
See also
References
- ^ Tramp, Tramp, Tramp at IMDb .
- ^ Quirk, Lawrence J. (1968). The Films of Joan Crawford, First Edition. Cadillac Publishing Co., Inc., New York. p. 39.
- ^ Schneider, Maria. The Onion, review, March 29, 2002. Last accessed: January 28, 2008.
- ^ TV Guide. Film review, 2008.
External links
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp at IMDb
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp at the TCM Movie Database
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp at the Joan Crawford Encyclopedia
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp intertitles at intertitle-o-rama.
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp film on YouTube