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| ~Let's Be Fashionable~ 1920 |
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| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Newlyweds Henry and Evelyn Langdon are the newest members of the suburban community of
Elmhurst, where it is considered fashionable for married couples to engage in harmless affairs.
Attempting to conform, Evelyn accepts the attentions of bachelor Bruce Grey, while Henry flirts
with Mrs. Hammond. Complications arise when Grey ardently pursues Evelyn, proposing that she
accompany him on a trip. She ignores his offer until Henry fails to return home from a date with
Betty Turner. Evelyn, unaware that the two are marooned on an island, assumes the worst and runs
off to board Grey's train. Returning home the next morning, Henry finds a note from his wife and
races to the train, catching it just as it is departing. Rescuing his wife from Grey's unwelcome
advances, Henry throws the bachelor from the train, and he and Evelyn decide to discard their
fashionable behavior in favor of old-fashioned love.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
Elmhurst, where it is considered fashionable for married couples to engage in harmless affairs.
Attempting to conform, Evelyn accepts the attentions of bachelor Bruce Grey, while Henry flirts
with Mrs. Hammond. Complications arise when Grey ardently pursues Evelyn, proposing that she
accompany him on a trip. She ignores his offer until Henry fails to return home from a date with
Betty Turner. Evelyn, unaware that the two are marooned on an island, assumes the worst and runs
off to board Grey's train. Returning home the next morning, Henry finds a note from his wife and
races to the train, catching it just as it is departing. Rescuing his wife from Grey's unwelcome
advances, Henry throws the bachelor from the train, and he and Evelyn decide to discard their
fashionable behavior in favor of old-fashioned love.
Plot Synopsis from afi.com
| Directed by: Lloyd Ingraham Written by: Mildred Considine - story Luther Reed - scenario |
| ~Cast~ Douglas MacLean ...Henry Langdon Doris May ...Evelyn Langdon Wade Boteler ...John Hammond Grace Morse ...Elsie Hammond George Webb ...Bruce Grey Wilbur Higby ...George Barrymore Mollie McConnell ...Mrs. Trude Norris Johnson ...Betty Turner |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Company: Thomas H. Ince Productions Distribution Company: Paramount-Artcraft Pictures Producer: Thomas H. Ince Cinematography by: Bert Cann Film Editing by: George Crone Art Direction by: W.L. Heywood Art Titles by: Leo H. Braun, Carl Schneider & F.J. Van Halle Technical Director: Harvey C. Leavitt Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: June 13, 1920 |
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09/27/2011: Comment from Brian Taves:
Brian wrote: "A meaure of the movie's success: according to the Ince papers, LET'S BE
FASHIONABLE cost $75,061 and grossed $208,971."
I discuss this cycle in my upcoming book on Thomas Ince. After signing with Paramount
in 1917, Ince created an additional star series with Douglas MacLean and Doris May as
leads ... after a few films the series became MacLean on his own. A largely forgotten
master of farce, he stayed with Ince through 1922, creating satires of modern American
mores.
Brian wrote: "A meaure of the movie's success: according to the Ince papers, LET'S BE
FASHIONABLE cost $75,061 and grossed $208,971."
I discuss this cycle in my upcoming book on Thomas Ince. After signing with Paramount
in 1917, Ince created an additional star series with Douglas MacLean and Doris May as
leads ... after a few films the series became MacLean on his own. A largely forgotten
master of farce, he stayed with Ince through 1922, creating satires of modern American
mores.
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