Merton of the Movies
| Merton of the Movies | |
|---|---|
 1924 movie poster | |
| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by | Walter Woods (scenario) |
| Based on |
novel Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly |
| Starring |
Glenn Hunter Viola Dana |
| Cinematography | Karl Brown |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | November 3, 1924 |
Running time | 80 minutes; 8 reels(7,655 feet) |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English |
Merton of the Movies is a 1924 comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Walter Woods. The film is now considered a lost film.[1] The film stars Glenn Hunter and Viola Dana.
Plot
Merton is an aspiring movie actor. He is a terrible actor but when the movie executives see how funny his overacting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama.
Cast
- Glenn Hunter – Merton Gill
- Charles Sellon – Pete Gashwiler
- Sadie Gordon – Mrs. Gaswiler
- Gale Henry – Tessie Kearns
- Luke Cosgrove – Lowell Hardy
- Viola Dana – Sally Montague or 'Flips'
- DeWitt Jennings – Jeff Baird
- Elliott Rothe – Harold Parmalee
- Charles Ogle – Mr. Montague
- Ethel Wales – Mrs. Montague
- Frank Jonasson – Henshaw
- Eleanor Lawson – Mrs. Patterson
See also
- List of lost films
- Hollywood (1923), a film about movies also directed by James Cruze and also a lost film