Head over Heels is a 1922 American comedy film starring Mabel Normand and directed by Paul Bern and Victor Schertzinger. This is a surviving comedy film at the Library of Congress.[1] The supporting cast includes Raymond Hatton and Adolphe Menjou.
| Head over Heels | |
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| Directed by | Paul Bern Victor Schertzinger |
| Written by | Nalbro Isadorah Bartley (screen story) Gerald C. Duffy (scenario) Julien Josephson (scenario) |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Mabel Normand Raymond Hatton Adolphe Menjou |
| Cinematography | George Webber (*as George F. Webber) |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine,[2] Tina (Normand), an Italian acrobat, is engaged by Sterling (Menjou), a member of a New York City theater company, to come to New York City as a star. She arrives in her native costume and, realizing he has picked a lemon, Sterling asks Lawson (Thompson), his partner, to get him out of the contract. A press agent learns of the situation and agrees to take over the contract. He arranges to have her meet Al Wilkins (Belmore), a patent medicine manufacturer, who is also a motion picture magnet. After being dressed up by a beauty specialist, both Wilkins and Lawson crave her favor. She is in love with Lawson, however, and when he receives a business note from another, she almost breaks up his party by jumping into its midst and fighting Lawson's client. In the end, everything is straightened out and there is a "twinkling of wedding bells" finish.
Cast
edit- Mabel Normand as Tina
- Hugh Thompson as Lawson
- Russ Powell as Papa Bambinetti
- Raymond Hatton as Pepper
- Adolphe Menjou as Sterling
- Lilyan Tashman as Edith Penfield
- Lionel Belmore as Al Wilkins
References
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Head Over Heels at silentera.com
- ^ "Reviews: Head over Heels". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (19). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 60. May 6, 1922.
External links
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- Head over Heels at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Head Over Heels at IMDb
- Film still at Looking for Mabel Normand website
- Press kit at Looking for Mabel Normand website
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