Alarm Clock Andy
{{short description|1920 film by Jerome Storm}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Alarm Clock Andy
| image = Charles Ray in Alarm Clock Andy by Jerome Stern Film Daily 1920.png
| alt =
| caption = Ad for film
| director = Jerome Storm
| producer = Thomas H. Ince
| screenplay = Agnes Christine Johnston
| starring = Charles Ray
Millicent Fisher
George Webb
Tom Guise
Andrew Robson
| music =
| cinematography = Chester A. Lyons
| editing =
| studio = Thomas H. Ince Corporation
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1920|3|14}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Alarm Clock Andy is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Charles Ray, Millicent Fisher, George Webb, Tom Guise, and Andrew Robson. The film was released on March 14, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/83353/Alarm-Clock-Andy/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118075615/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/83353/Alarm-Clock-Andy/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Hal Erickson|title=Alarm-Clock-Andy - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2015|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=15735|title=Alarm Clock Andy|work=afi.com|accessdate=January 18, 2015}} It is not known whether the film currently survives.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AlarmClockAndy1920.html Progressive Silent Film List: Alarm Clock Andy] at silentera.som
Plot
As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: Alarm Clock Andy |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=10 |issue=10 |page=74 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=March 6, 1920 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald10exhi}} Andrew Gray (Ray) is a shy young man who stutters but knows more about the automobile business of his employer Mr Wells (Guise) than anyone else in the office, but his bashfulness keeps him back. William Blinker (Webb), a cocky young bluffer, advances to assistant manager just four months after starting work. Andrew hopelessly worships his employer's daughter Dorothy (Fisher). The immediate success of the firm depends upon it landing a contract for large motor trucks from Josiah Dodge (Robson). William tries, but his freshness antagonizes Josiah and he fails. In the meantime Andrew meets Dorothy and when she thinks his name is Blinker, he is too bashful to deny it. He accidentally also meets Josiah. His personality appeals to both, and after a series of amusing complications brought about by his having assumed the name Blinker, he lands the Dodge contract and wins the young woman.
Cast
- Charles Ray as Andrew Gray
- Millicent Fisher as Dorothy Wells
- George Webb as William Blinker
- Tom Guise as Mr. Wells
- Andrew Robson as Josiah Dodge
Preservation
A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress(<-book title) p.3 c.1978 The American Film Institute
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|0126187|Alarm Clock Andy}}
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Jerome Storm
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:English-language comedy films
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