A Motion to Adjourn
{{short description|1921 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = A Motion to Adjourn
| image =File:A Motion to Adjourn (1921) - 3.jpg
| caption =
| director = Roy Clements
| producer = Ben F. Wilson
| based_on =
| writer = Roy Clements
Peter B. Kyne
| narrator =
| starring = Harry L. Rattenberry
Roy Stewart
Marjorie Daw
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Ben Wilson Productions
| distributor = Arrow Film Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1921|11|02}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent
English intertitles
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| gross =
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A Motion to Adjourn is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Roy Clements and starring Harry L. Rattenberry, Roy Stewart and Marjorie Daw.Munden p.528
Plot
The playboy son of a wealthy New York financier is disinherited when he takes the blame for a crime committed by his brother and goes West to seek his own living in a mining town.
Cast
- Harry L. Rattenberry as Silas Warner
- Roy Stewart as Silas Warner Jr
- Sidney D'Albrook as Archie Warner
- Evelyn Nelson as Louise Warner
- Norval MacGregor as Doc Bleeker
- Marjorie Daw as Sally Bleeker
- Peggy Blackwood as Valentine
- William A. Carroll as Joe Selinsky
- Charles King as The Bartender
- William White as Faro Dan
- Jim Welch as Butterfly Kid
References
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Bibliography
- 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
- {{IMDb title|0013408}}
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Category:1920s English-language films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Films directed by Roy Clements
Category:Arrow Film Corporation films
Category:English-language comedy films
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