The Nutcracker (1926 film)
The Nutcracker (also written as The Nut-Cracker) is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Edward Everett Horton, Mae Busch, and Harry Myers.[1][2] It was based on the 1920 novel The Nut Cracker by Frederic S. Isham.[3]
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| Directed by | Lloyd Ingraham |
| Written by | Madge Myton |
| Based on | The Nut Cracker by Frederic S. Isham |
| Starring | Edward Everett Horton Mae Busch Harry Myers |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
Production company | Samuel S. Hutchinson Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors Ideal Films (UK) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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The Nut-Cracker ad in Motion Picture News, 1926
Synopsis
Horatio Slipaway is struck by a streetcar and to escape his domineering wife he feigns amnesia. After using his insurance payout to invest in the stock market, he manages to make a fortune and adopts a new identity as a Peruvian millionaire.
Cast
- Edward Everett Horton as Horatio Slipaway
- Mae Busch as Martha Slipaway
- Harry Myers as Oscar Briggs
- Tom Ricketts as Isaac Totten
- Martha Mattox as Julia Trotten
- George Kuwa as Saki
- Katherine Lewis as Hortense
- Albert Prisco as Señor Gonzales
- George Periolat as Señor Gómez
References
- Munden p. 556
- Connelly p. 191
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Nutcracker at silentera.com
Bibliography
- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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