Main Street is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1920 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Harry Beaumont. A Broadway play version of the novel was produced in 1921.[2] It was the first film to be released after the foundation of Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4, 1923.
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| Directed by | Harry Beaumont |
| Written by | Julien Josephson |
| Based on | Main Street by Sinclair Lewis |
| Starring | Florence Vidor Monte Blue Alan Hale, Sr. Louise Fazenda |
| Cinematography | Edwin B. Du Par Homer Scott |
| Edited by | Harry Beaumont |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes (9 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $270,000[1] |
| Box office | $556,000[1] |
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine review,[3] a young city woman with advanced ideas marries a small town doctor, and go to live in a backwoods burg. Her irritation at the small talk and petty incidents which make up the lives of the townspeople finally culminate in her leaving home and going to work as a government clerk in Washington, D.C. After a time her husband follows her there and there is a reunion.
Cast edit
- Florence Vidor as Carol Milford
- Monte Blue as Dr. Will Kennicott
- Harry Myers as Dave Dyer
- Robert Gordon as Erik Valborg
- Noah Beery as Adolph Valborg
- Alan Hale as Miles Bjornstam
- Louise Fazenda as Bea Sorenson
- Anne Schaefer as Mrs. Valborg
- Josephine Crowell as Widow Bogart
- Otis Harlan as Ezra Stowbody
- Gordon Griffith as Cy Bogart
- Lon Poff as Chet Dashaway
- J. P. Lockney as Luke Dawson
- Gilbert Clayton as Sam Clark
- Jack McDonald as Nat Hicks
- Michael Dark as Guy Pollock
- Estelle Short as Mrs. Dashaway
- Glen Cavender as Harry Haydock
- Katherine Perry as Mrs. Dave Dyer
- Aileen Manning as Mrs. Stowbody
- Mrs. Hayward Mack as Mrs. Haydock
- Louis King as Mr. Volstead
- Josephine Kirkwood as Mrs. Sam Clark
- Louise Carver as Mrs. Donovan
- Hal Wilson as Del Snaflin
Box Office edit
According to Warner Bros records, the film earned $510,000 domestically and $46,000 foreign.[1]
Preservation status edit
Main Street is a lost film.[4][5][6] Warner Bros. records of the film's negative have a notation, "Junked 12/27/48" (i.e., December 27, 1948). Warner Bros. destroyed many of its negatives in the late 1940s and 1950s due to the nitrate decomposition of its pre-1933 films.
References edit
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Main Street as produced on Broadway at the National Theatre October 5, 1921 to December 1921; IBDb.com
- ^ "Tried and Proven Pictures: Main Street". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 42. March 8, 1924. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Main Street at silentera.com
- ^ Main Street at American Silent Feature Film Survival Database
- ^ 1957 Movies from AAP Warner Bros Features & Cartoons Sales Book Directed at TV
External links edit
- Main Street at IMDb
- Main Street at the TCM Movie Database
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide (Wayback Machine)
- Lobby poster
- Series of photos (archived)
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