Mannequin (1926 film)
{{short description|1926 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mannequin
| image = Mannequin 1926 lobby card.jpg
| caption = Lobby card with a reference to the prize-winning story
| director = James Cruze
| producer = Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
James Cruze
| based_on = {{based on|Mannequin
1926 novel|Fannie Hurst}}
| writer = Walter Woods (adaptation)
Frances Agnew (scenario)
| starring = Alice Joyce
Dolores Costello
Warner Baxter
| music =
| cinematography = Karl Brown
| editing =
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1926|01|11}}
| runtime = 7 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Mannequin is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. James Cruze directed and Alice Joyce, Warner Baxter, and Dolores Costello were the stars. The film is still extant.The American Film Institute Catalog, Feature Films 1921-30 c. 1971 by The American Film Institute[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2021/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Mannequin]Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 112, c.1978 by The American Film Institute[https://web.stanford.edu/~gdegroat/AJ/reviews/mannequin.htm Mannequin at The Alice Joyce Website, by Greta De Groat]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{Citation |last=Elliot |first=Frank |author-link= |title=Pre-Release Review of Features: Mannequin |journal=Motion Picture News |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=86 |date=2 January 1926 |publisher=Motion Picture News, Inc. |location=New York City, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpic33moti/page/n89/mode/1up |access-date=1 January 2023}} {{Source-attribution}} Selene Herrick's weakness for "things" she purchases at auctions brings about a quarrel with her husband John in 1907. He has hired a nurse, Annie Pogani, who runs off with the Herrick baby, Joan. John is under the impression that the child was taken away by Selene. The wife eventually returns and the loss of their child is disclosed. Raised in the East Side of New York City, after Annie's death Joan eventually obtains work as a cloak model and is eventually found by her parents.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Alice Joyce as Selene Herrick
- Warner Baxter as John Herrick
- Dolores Costello as Joan Herrick
- Zasu Pitts as Annie Pogani
- Walter Pidgeon as Martin Innesbrook
- Freeman Wood as Terry Allen
- Charlotte Bird as Toto (credited as Charlot Bird)
- Josephine Adair as Young Joan(uncredited)
- Bess Flowers as Mannequin (uncredited)
- Marcia Mae Jones as Little Girl (uncredited)
}}
Production
The novel that the film was based upon written by Fannie Hurst won a $50,000 contest conducted by Liberty in connection with Paramount Pictures, and was serialized by the magazine in 1926 when the film was released. Theater operators were encouraged to reference the magazine and prize when advertising the film.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Mannequin (1926 film)}}
- {{IMDb title|id=0017117|title=Mannequin}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=497758}}
- {{AFI film|10628}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019022025/http://www.movieposterdb.com/poster/aa17810e Film poster] (Wayback Machine)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120314075558/http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4014coll16/id/274/rec/398 Lantern slide plate advert, coming attractions]
{{James Cruze}}
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films directed by James Cruze
Category:Famous Players-Lasky films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American romance films
Category:Films based on works by Fannie Hurst
Category:Surviving American silent films