Just Suppose

{{short description|1926 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Just Suppose

| image = Just Suppose poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Kenneth Webb

| producer = Richard Barthelmess

| writer = Violet E. Powell (adaptation)
C. Graham Baker (scenario)

| based_on = {{basedon|Just Suppose|Albert Ellsworth Thomas}}

| starring = Richard Barthelmess
Lois Moran

| music =

| cinematography = Stuart Kelson

| editing =

| distributor = First National Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1926|01|10}}

| runtime = 70 minutes; 7 reels (6,270 feet)

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

}}

Just Suppose is a 1926 American silent drama film produced by and starring Richard Barthelmess with distribution through First National Pictures. Kenneth Webb directed Barthelmess and young Lois Moran star. The film is based on the 1920 Broadway play Just Suppose by Albert E. Thomas.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/J/JustSuppose1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: Just Suppose] at silentera.com[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=8339 Just Suppose as produced on Broadway Nov. 1 1920 to Jan. 1921 at the Henry Miller Theatre, 88 performances; IBDb.com]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,{{Citation |last=Elliott |first=Frank |author-link= |title=Pre-Release Review of Features: Just Suppose |journal=Motion Picture News |volume=33 |issue=5 |pages=601 |date=30 January 1926 |publisher=Motion Picture News, Inc. |location=New York City, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpic33moti/page/n616/mode/1up |access-date=2 February 2023}} {{Source-attribution}} Rupert, the second son of the King of Koronia, goes to America where he meets Linda Lee Stafford, a young woman he previously had become acquainted with back home. He tells her of his love for her. Rupert is then called back to Koronia upon the death of his older brother the Crown Prince, putting Rupert in direct line to the throne. However, twins are then born to the widow of the deceased Crown Prince. This makes Rupert free to wed whom he will, and he rushes to see Linda who has returned to Europe on a visit.

Cast

Preservation

A print of Just Suppose is in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3166/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Just Suppose]

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