The Nervous Wreck

This article is about the 1926 American silent comedy film. For the 1977 UK single, see Radio Stars.

The Nervous Wreck is a 1926 American silent comedy adventure film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Harrison Ford, Phyllis Haver and Chester Conklin. It is based on the play The Nervous Wreck by Owen Davis, inspired by an earlier story The Wreck by E.J. Rath. The play later became a musical on which the 1930 film Whoopee! was based and also inspired the 1944 film Up in Arms.

The Nervous Wreck
Directed by	Scott Sidney
Written by	F. McGrew Willis
Based on	The Nervous Wreck by Owen Davis
Produced by	Al Christie Charles Christie
Starring	Harrison Ford Phyllis Haver Chester Conklin
Cinematography	Alex Phillips
Production company	Christie Film Company
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	October 10, 1926
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Nervous Wreck ad in Exhibitor's Herald, 1926

Plot

Wrongly believing himself to be suffering from a fatal illness, a Pittsburgh man sets out for Arizona but stops at a ranch for a meal on the way. There he is tricked into eloping with the daughter of the house, engaged to a local sheriff. The couple are subsequently pursued by the sheriff and the girl's father, and during a series of adventures he discovers that his poor health was all in his mind.

Cast

• Harrison Ford as Henry Williams
• Phyllis Haver as Sally Morgan
• Chester Conklin as Mort
• Mack Swain as Jerome Underwood
• Hobart Bosworth as Jud Morgan
• Paul Nicholson as Bob Wells
• Vera Steadman as Harriet Underwood
• Charles K. Gerrard as Reggie De Vere
• Clarence Burton as Andy McNab

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• The Nervous Wreck at IMDb