Humoresque (1920 film)
| Humoresque | |
|---|---|
 Advertisement for screening of the film at Tremont Temple, Boston, 1920 | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by | William Randolph Hearst (uncredited) |
| Written by |
William LeBaron Frances Marion |
| Story by | Fannie Hurst |
| Starring |
Gaston Glass Vera Gordon Bobby Connelly Alma Rubens |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 60 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent English intertitles |
Humoresque (1920) is an American silent film drama produced by Cosmopolitan Productions, released by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures, and was directed by Frank Borzage from a novel by Fannie Hurst and script or scenario by Frances Marion.
This film was the first film to win the Photoplay Medal of Honor, a precursor of the Academy Award for Best Picture.[1]
Cast
- Gaston Glass - Leon Kantor
- Vera Gordon - Mama Kantor
- Alma Rubens - Gina Berg (aka Minnie Ginsberg)
- Dore Davidson - Abraham Kantor
- Bobby Connelly - Leon Kantor (child)
- Helen Connelly - Esther Kantor (child)
- Ann Wallack - Esther Kantor (adult)(*billed Ann Wallick)
- Sidney Carlyle - Mannie Kantor
- Joseph Cooper - Isadore Kantor (child)
- Maurice Levigne - Isadore Kantor (adult)
- Alfred Goldberg - Rudolph Kantor (child)
- Edward Stanton - Rudolph Kantor (adult)
- Louis Stern - Sol Ginsberg (*as Louis Stearns)
- Maurice Peckre - Boris Kantor
- Ruth Sabin - Mrs. Isadore Kantor
- Miriam Battista - Minnie Ginsberg (child)
Preservation status
The film has undergone a restoration at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2]
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