Minnie (film)
Minnie is a 1922 American silent comedy film starring Leatrice Joy and co-directed by Marshall Neilan and Frank Urson. Neilan also wrote and produced the film which was released by Associated First National Pictures (later First National Pictures).[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives,[1] which suggests that it is a lost film.
| Minnie | |
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_-_1.jpg.webp) Still with Leatrice Joy | |
| Directed by | Marshall Neilan Frank Urson |
| Written by | Marshall Neilan (scenario) Frances Marion (titles) |
| Story by | George Patullo |
| Produced by | Marshall Neilan |
| Starring | Leatrice Joy |
| Cinematography | David Kesson Karl Struss |
| Edited by | Daniel J. Gray |
| Distributed by | Associated First National |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
As described in a film publication, Minnie (Joy),[2] the homeliest girl in town, is devoted to her father (Barnum), a discouraged inventor who has been working on a wireless device. Subject to the sneers of her neighbors, Minnie "invents" a lover and sends herself letters and flowers. Her stepsister (Lynch) suspects the truth and threatens to expose her. Desperate, she claims an unidentified body at the morgue and tells a reporter (Moore) that this is her lover, unaware that the body is that of a Chinese man. The absent-minded reporter sees her heart and forgets about the big story. After further disappointments in the invention, Minnie's stepmother decides to leave her father. Her father then has a success and becomes rich. At a celebration, the stepsister and townspeople are surprised when a new couple appear, which turn out to be the former reporter and his lovely wife Minnie.
Cast
- Leatrice Joy as Minnie
- Matt Moore as Newspaperman
- George Barnum as Minnie's Father
- Josephine Crowell as Stepmother
- Helen Lynch as Stepsister
- Raymond Griffith as Chewing Gum Salesman
- Richard Wayne as Young Doctor
- Tom Wilson as Boardinghouse Janitor
- George Dromgold as Local Cut-Up
References
- Progressive Silent Film List: Minnie at silentera.com
- Pardy, George T., ed. (December 23, 1922). "Illustrated Screen Report: Minnie". Exhibitor's Trade Review. East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania: Exhibitor's Trade Review, Inc. 13 (4): 216. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
External links
- Minnie at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide (archived Wayback)