George Washington Jr. (film)
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| Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
| Screenplay by | Rex Taylor |
| Story by | Rex Taylor |
| Based on | George Washington Jr. by George M. Cohan |
| Starring | Wesley Barry Gertrude Olmstead Léon Bary Heinie Conklin Otis Harlan William Courtright |
| Cinematography | Edwin B. DuPar |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
George Washington Jr. is a lost[1] 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by Rex Taylor. It is based on the 1906 play George Washington Jr. by George M. Cohan. The film stars Wesley Barry, Gertrude Olmstead, Léon Bary, Heinie Conklin, Otis Harlan, and William Courtright. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 2, 1924.[2][3][4]
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Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[5] Count Gorfa, anarchist leader, steals the private records of a Senate Investigative Committee, the loss of which threatens the political fortunes of Senator Belgrave, whose daughter the Count wishes to wed. The Senator's son, the young George Washington Belgrave, and his friend Robert Lee Hopkins trail the anarchists. After many adventures and burlesques of historical fables, the documents are recovered and the Senator is saved.
Cast
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- Wesley Barry as George Belgrave
- Gertrude Olmstead as Dolly Johnson
- Léon Bary as The Count Gorfa Tyrola
- Heinie Conklin as Eton Ham
- Otis Harlan as Sen. Hopkins
- William Courtright as Sen. Belgrave
- Eddie Phillips as Robert Lee Hopkins
Production
The role of the servant Eton Ham was played by Conklin in blackface.[5]
References
- ↑ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: George Washington Jr.
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). George Washington Jr. at IMDb
- Advertising material with stills at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com
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