The Love Special is a surviving 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frank Urson and written by Eugene B. Lewis and Frank H. Spearman. The film stars Wallace Reid, Agnes Ayres, Theodore Roberts, Lloyd Whitlock, Sylvia Ashton, and William Gaden. The film was released on March 20, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
| The Love Special | |
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| Directed by | Frank Urson |
| Screenplay by | Eugene B. Lewis Frank H. Spearman |
| Produced by | Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Wallace Reid Agnes Ayres Theodore Roberts Lloyd Whitlock Sylvia Ashton William Gaden |
| Cinematography | Charles Edgar Schoenbaum |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (February 2024) |
Cast
edit- Wallace Reid as Jim Glover
- Agnes Ayres as Laura Gage
- Theodore Roberts as President Gage
- Lloyd Whitlock as Allen Harrison
- Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Whitney
- William Gaden as William Bucks
- Clarence Burton as Morris Blood
- Snitz Edwards as Zeka Logan
- Ernest Butterworth as 'Gloomy'
- Zelma Maja as Stenographer
Preservation status
editThe Love Special is preserved at the Library of Congress and UCLA Film & Television Archive.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Love Special". afi.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Love Special (1921) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Love Special
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.108 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Love Special.
- The Love Special at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Film stills at silenthollywood.com
- surviving poster(Ha)
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