Merton of the Movies (1924 film)

Merton of the Movies
1924 movie poster
Directed by	James Cruze
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Written by	Walter Woods (scenario)
Based on	novel Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly
Starring	Glenn Hunter Viola Dana
Cinematography	Karl Brown
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	November 3, 1924
Running time	80 minutes; 8 reels(7,655 feet)
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English

Merton of the Movies is a 1924 comedy film directed by James Cruze, written by Walter Woods, and starring Glenn Hunter and Viola Dana.

The film is now considered a lost film.^[1] It was remade in 1932 (as Make Me a Star) and again in 1947.

Plot

Merton is an aspiring movie actor. He is a terrible actor but when the movie executives see how funny his overacting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama.

Cast

Glenn Hunter – Merton Gill
Charles Sellon – Pete Gashwiler
Sadie Gordon – Mrs. Gaswiler
Gale Henry – Tessie Kearns
Luke Cosgrove – Lowell Hardy
Viola Dana – Sally Montague or 'Flips'
DeWitt Jennings – Jeff Baird
Elliott Rothe – Harold Parmalee
Charles Ogle – Mr. Montague
Ethel Wales – Mrs. Montague
Frank Jonasson – Henshaw
Eleanor Lawson – Mrs. Patterson

References

↑ SilentEra entry

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Films directed by James Cruze

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1930s	Once a Gentleman (1930) She Got What She Wanted (1930) Salvation Nell (1931) Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) If I Had a Million (1932) Racetrack (1933) Sailor Be Good (1933) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Mr. Skitch (1933) David Harum (1934) Their Big Moment (1934) Helldorado (1935) Two-Fisted (1935) Sutter's Gold (1936) The Wrong Road (1937) Prison Nurse (1938) Gangs of New York (1938) Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

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Merton of the Movies (1924 film)

Plot

Cast

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