Some Pun'kins is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Charles Ray, Duane Thompson, and George Fawcett.[1][2] It is also known by the alternative title of The Farmer's Boy.
| Some Pun'kins | |
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| Directed by | Jerome Storm |
| Written by | Charles E. Banks Bert Woodruff |
| Produced by | I.E. Chadwick |
| Starring | Charles Ray Duane Thompson George Fawcett |
| Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. Philip Tannura |
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| Distributed by | Chadwick Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] in this light rural comedy, Lem Blossom (Ray) falls in love with Mary Griggs (Thompson), already the possessor of a beau in the worldly person of Tom Perkins (Cooley). Mary's pa Josh Griggs (Woodruff), a heavy drinking father, frowns on the romance but Lem persevers. When Lem fails to sell a load of pumpkins, his father (Fawcett) in desperation turns to bootlegging. Mrs. Blossom (Midgley) and Lem smell the bottles, and Pa Blossom drives Lem away. On the way to the station Lem conceives the idea of obtaining a corner on pumpkins and puts it over to the tune of thousands of dollars. Mary's house takes fire and Lem, after trying the fire-pumper he invented, risks his life to save her life. Everything, then is rosy. Lem has both money and the affections of the young woman.
Cast edit
- Charles Ray as Lem Blossom
- Duane Thompson as Mary Griggs
- George Fawcett as Pa Blossom
- Fanny Midgley as Ma Blossom
- Bert Woodruff as Josh Griggs
- Hallam Cooley as Tom Perkins
- William Courtright as Constable
- Ida Lewis as Gossip
- Peggy Ahern as Young Girl (uncredited)
Preservation edit
With no prints of Some Pun'kins located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References edit
- ^ Rainey p. 226
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Some Pun'kins at silentera.com
- ^ Smith, Sumner (December 26, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: Some Pun'kins; Charles Ray Scores in Pleasing Rural Drama Replete with Humorous Touches and Pathos". The Moving Picture World. 77 (8). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 809. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Some Pun'kins
Bibliography edit
- Buck Rainey. Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing in Western Movies. McFarland, 1992.
External links edit
- Some Pun'kins at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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