Soldiers of Fortune is a lost[1] 1919 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Wallace Beery. The film is based on the 1897 novel of the same name by Richard Harding Davis. The film was produced by the Mayflower Photoplay Company[2] Richard Harding Davis's novel that inspired the film had already been brought to the screen in 1914 by William F. Haddock; that version of Soldiers of Fortune starred Dustin Farnum. The subject of both the 1914 and 1919 films are based on the Spanish–American War. The 1919 film was shot on the San Diego Fairgrounds at Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Distributed by Realart Pictures, the film was released in American theaters on November 22, 1919.
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Allan Dwan |
| Based on | Soldiers of Fortune 1897 novel by Richard Harding Davis |
| Produced by | Mayflower Photoplay Company |
| Starring | Wallace Beery |
| Distributed by | Realart Pictures Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
Robert Clay, a noble America hero of humble means trying to do his best to help the war effort in the fictional capital Olancho in a small South American republic, but he meets a rich lady and they fall in love during the revolution. Robert Clay is the engineer and general manager of the Valencia Mining Company in Olancho. There are two sisters that come into Robert Clay's life. Both are the daughters of Mr. Langham, the president of the Mining company. The older sister, Alice, is a New York City society girl. Her sister Hope is enthusiastic, generous and sweet. Robert Clay meets Alice just before he sails for South America. He shares his admiration for her. Later, when he learns the family are going to Olancho also, he is very happy. But after getting to know Alice better he is sad. During her visit to Olancho a revolution starts, in this time she shows courage and to be a lady of charter. This attracts Clay to her, he ask her to marry him.[3][4][5]
Cast edit
- Wallace Beery as Mendoza
- Ogden Crane as Burke
- Ward Crane as Reginald King
- Norman Kerry as Robert Clay
- Fred Kohler as McWilliams
- Herold Lindsay as Mrs. Alvarez
- Wilfred Lucas as President Alvarez
- Melbourne MacDowell as Mr. Langham
- Philo McCullough as Captain Stuart
- Anna Q. Nilsson as Alice Langham
- Pauline Starke as Hope Langham
- Frank Wally as Teddy Langham
Film stills and ads edit
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Newspaper ad for film
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References edit
- ^ "Soldiers Of Fortune". June 1, 1919 – via memory.loc.gov.
- ^ "Soldiers of Fortune (1919) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Richard Harding Davis (June 2, 2006). Soldiers of Fortune. Broadview Press. ISBN 978-1551116792.
- ^ "Richard Harding Davis". www.spanamwar.com.
- ^ "SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE" (PDF). pinkmonkey.com.
External links edit
Media related to Soldiers of Fortune (1919 film) at Wikimedia Commons- Soldiers of Fortune at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
- Soldiers of Fortune at the TCM Movie Database
- Soldiers of Fortune at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Pryor, Arthur Willard (1920), "Soldiers of Fortune March" (written for the film)
