Time, the Comedian
{{short description|1925 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Time, the Comedian
| image = Time, the Comedian (1925) - 1.jpg
| caption = Still with Busch and Cody
| director = Robert Z. Leonard
| producer =
| writer = Fanny Hatton
Frederic Hatton
| based_on = {{basedon|Time, the Comedian|Kate Jordan}}
| starring = Mae Busch
Lew Cody
| music =
| cinematography = Oliver T. Marsh
| editing =
| distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| released = {{Film date|1925|11|08}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
}}
Time, the Comedian is an American 1925 silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard that stars Mae Busch and Lew Cody.[https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TimeTheComedian1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: Time, the Comedian] at silentera.com The film was a hit.Eames, John Douglas, The MGM Story, 1981
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine,{{cite journal |last=Sewell |first=Charles S. |author-link= |title=Through the Box Office Window: Time, the Comedian; Robert Z. Leonard Uses Novel and Effective Treatment and Camera Effects to Advantage |journal=The Moving Picture World |volume=77 |issue=8 |pages=807 |publisher=Chalmers Publishing Co. |location=New York City |date=26 December 1925 |url=https://archive.org/details/movpicwor77movi/page/n760/mode/1up |access-date=3 November 2021}} {{Source-attribution}} Nora (Busch) is a discontented mother leaves her husband and baby to go with Larry (Cody), a wealthy idler. The husband commits suicide and the idler leaves her. Later we find the woman a successful opera singer. Larry again appears and falls in love with the daughter Ruth (Olmstead), now grown. To save her when she refuses to listen to her advice, the mother goes to this man and feigns love. The daughter finds her and guesses the truth, and finally finds happiness with a faithful suitor.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Mae Busch as Nora Dakon
- Lew Cody as Larry Brundage
- Gertrude Olmstead as Ruth Dakon
- Rae Ethelyn as Ruth Dakon, as a child
- Roy Stewart as Michael Lawler
- Paulette Duval as Mrs. St. Germaine
- Creighton Hale as Tom Cautley
- Nellie Parker Spaulding as Aunt Abbey
- Robert Ober as Anthony Dakon
- David Mir as Count de Brissac
- Templar Saxe as Prince Strotoff
- Mildred Vincent as Swedish Maid
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0016435}}
{{Robert Z. Leonard}}
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Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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