Grumpy (1923 film)

Grumpy
Directed by William C. deMille
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Written by Horace Hodges(play)
Thomas Wigden Percyval(play)
Clara Beranger(adaptation,screenplay)
Starring Theodore Roberts
Cinematography L. Guy Wilky
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) March 11, 1923
Running time 7 reels

Grumpy is a 1923 silent film drama distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play Grumpy by Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney Percyval and starred English actor Cyril Maude. The director of this film is William C. deMille, brother of Cecil, and the star is Theodore Roberts. This film was remade by Paramount as an early sound film for Cyril Maude reprising his Broadway role. This silent version was thought to be long lost but a copy has been discovered in the Gosfilmofond Archive, Moscow Russia.[1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ^ Grumpy at silentera.com database
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. ^ Grumpy as presented on Broadway at Wallack's Theatre, November 19, 1913 to April 1914, 181 performances; IBDb.com

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