Don't Call It Love (film)

Don't Call It Love is a 1923 American silent romantic comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Clara Beranger and Julian Street based upon the play Rita Coventry by Hubert Osborne. The film stars Agnes Ayres, Jack Holt, Nita Naldi, Theodore Kosloff, Rod La Rocque, and Robert Edeson.[1] The film was released on December 24, 1923, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3]

Don't Call It Love
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Directed byWilliam C. deMille
Screenplay byClara Beranger
Julian Street
Based onRita Coventry
by Hubert Osborne
Produced byAdolph Zukor
StarringAgnes Ayres
Jack Holt
Nita Naldi
Theodore Kosloff
Rod La Rocque
Robert Edeson
CinematographyL. Guy Wilky
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 24, 1923 (1923-12-24)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[4] vampish opera diva Rita Coventry is attracted to wealthy New Yorker Richard Parrish and determines to add him to her long list of admirers, much to the annoyance of her conductor Luigi Busini, who is jealous of the many loves of his star. Richard is easily led on, too easily, in fact. While the two are at Atlantic City, Rita promptly forgets his presence when Patrick Delaney, a young piano tuner, plays one of his compositions to her. She rushes back to New York City to arrange a hearing for him. Meanwhile Alice Meldrum, an unassuming young woman who really loves Richard, hears of his infatuation. Her friend Clara Proctor advises her to play Richard instead of allowing him to take her as a matter of course. However, when Richard returns, Alice cannot deny him her love.

Cast

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Don't Call It Love at silentera.com
  2. "Don't Call It Love". afi.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. Janiss Garza (2015). "Don-t-Call-It-Love - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. Brumell, Marguerite (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Don't Call It Love". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (8): 21. Retrieved June 29, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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