The Luck of Geraldine Laird is a 1920 silent film drama directed by Edward Sloman and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Bessie Barriscale Productions and released through the Robertson Cole Distributing Corp.[1]
| The Luck of Geraldine Laird | |
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_-_1.jpg) Newspaper ad for The Luck of Geraldine Laird from a 1920 issue of The Duluth Herald | |
| Directed by | Edward Sloman |
| Written by | Harvey Gates |
| Based on | The Luck of Geraldine Laird by Kathleen Norris |
| Produced by | Bessie Barriscale |
| Starring | Bessie Barriscale |
| Cinematography | Eugene Gaudio |
Production company | B. B. Features |
| Distributed by | Robertson-Cole |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine,[2] Geraldine Laird, her husband, Dean, and their two children all live together with Geraldine's mother. This arrangement is not ideal to Dean, who has ambitions of being a playwright. After Kennedy Bond, New-York play-broker, encourages Dean, he travels to New York. Bond also begins a flirtation with Geraldine, further alienating the couple. Dean deserts his family.
Later, Geraldine relocates to New York and becomes a popular music hall entertainer. Geraldine is reunited with Dean at a dinner held in her honor and finds that he has found only failure as a playwright. Initially, Geraldine rebukes him, but once she sees how much he has suffered, forgives him and they reconcile.
Cast
edit- Bessie Barriscale - Geraldine Laird
- Niles Welch - Dean Laird
- Boyd Irwin - Louis Redding
- Dorcas Matthews - Kennedy Bond
- William V. Mong - Leo Goldman
- Rosita Marstini - Paula Lucas
- Ashton Dearholt - George Fitzpatrick
- Mary Jane Irving - Child
- Jeanne Carpenter - Child (billed Theo-Alice Carpenter)
Preservation
editWith no prints of The Luck of Geraldine Laird located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Luck of Geraldine Laird". afi.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Pleasing and Dramatic Production of a Real Human Story". Wid's Daily. New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 23 February 1, 1920.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Luck of Geraldine Laird". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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