Pied Piper Malone
{{short description|1924 film by Alfred E. Green}}
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{{infobox film
| name = Pied Piper Malone
| image = Pied Piper Malone poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Alfred E. Green
| producer = Adolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
| writer = Thomas J. Geraghty (screenplay, intertitles)
| story = Booth Tarkington
| starring = Thomas Meighan
Lois Wilson
Emma Dunn
| music =
| cinematography = Ernest Haller
| editing =
| studio = Famous Players–Lasky
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1924|2|4}}
| runtime = 77 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Pied Piper Malone is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Thomas Meighan. The Famous Players–Lasky produced the film and Paramount Pictures distributed.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160927090310/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=11354 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Pied Piper Malone] (Wayback)[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/PiedPiperMalone1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: Pied Piper Malone] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{cite journal |last=Pardy |first=George T. |title=Box Office Reviews: Pied Piper Malone |journal=Exhibitors Trade Review |volume=15 |issue=12 |pages=28 |publisher=Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation |date=9 February 1924 |location=New York |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibit00newy/page/n765/mode/1up |accessdate=15 August 2022}} {{Source-attribution}} sailor Jack Malone and Charles Crosby, second mate of the steamer Langland, are in love with Patty Thomas of Oldport. Crosby gets drunk on duty and Jack is promoted in his place by Captain Clarke. The Langland gets into serious difficulties during a storm and sinks while the crew escape in boats. Crosby reaches Oldport first and accuses the Captain and Jack of being intoxicated and causing the disaster. All the town folk, including Patty, believe him. However, in the end, Jack Malone's name is cleared by the children of the town, who know Jack as the "Pied Piper." Jack also wins back Patty.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Thomas Meighan as Jack Malone
- Lois Wilson as Patty Thomas
- Emma Dunn as Mother Malone
- Charles A. Stevenson as James P. Malone
- George Fawcett as Captain Clarke
- Cyril Ring as Charles Crosby Jr.
- Claude Brook as Charles Crosby Sr.
- Joseph Burke as Mr. Thomas
- Peaches Jackson as Betty Malone
- Charles Winninger as Louie, the barber
- Hugh Cameron as Photographer
- Dorothy Walters as Housekeeper
- Pearl Sindelar as Malone sister
- Marie Schaefer as Malone sister
- Elizabeth Henry as Malone sister
- Helen Mack as Child (credited as Helen Macks)
}}
Preservation
A print is reportedly held at Gosfilmofond, in Moscow.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1538/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Pied Piper Malone]
References
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External links
{{commons category|Pied Piper Malone}}
- {{IMDb title|0015229|Pied Piper Malone}}
- [http://www.carters.com.au/index.cfm/item/243345-john-richardson-two-long-australian-daybill-posters-both-with-ar/ Australian daybill long poster]
- [http://img.carters.com.au/f016ade4b6e99e5550f3eb6fef0d7ccf.jpg Accessible version of Australian poster]
- [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e9/08/0b/e9080b3ac32400fd082addd5e62f0c87.jpg American lobby poster]
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Category:1924 comedy-drama films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:1920s rediscovered films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Famous Players-Lasky films
Category:Films directed by Alfred E. Green
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Rediscovered American films
Category:Silent American comedy-drama films
Category:Surviving American silent films
Category:English-language comedy-drama films
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