A Kiss in a Taxi
A Kiss In A Taxi | |
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Directed by | Clarence Badger |
Written by | Clifford Grey (American adaptation) Doris Anderson (scenario) George Marion, Jr. (titles) |
Based on | Le Monsieur de cinq heures by Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
Starring | Bebe Daniels |
Cinematography | H. Kinley Martin |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | February 22, 1927 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Kiss In A Taxi is a lost[1][2] 1927 American silent comedy film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Clarence Badger. It is based on a French play, A Kiss in a Taxi, produced on Broadway in 1925.[3] Famous Players-Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures distributed.[4][5]
Cast[]
- Bebe Daniels - Ginette
- Chester Conklin - Maraval
- Douglas Gilmore - Lucien Cambolle
- Henry Kolker - Leon Lambert
- Richard Tucker - Henri Le Sage
- Agostino Borgato - Pierre
- Eulalie Jensen - Valentine Lambert
- Rose Burdick - Gay Lady
- Jocelyn Lee - Secretary
Synopsis[]
Bebe Daniels plays Ginette A waitress at Pierre's Café. She is in love with a poor artist named Lucien (Douglas Gilmore) despite Lucien’s father’s disapproval of their relationship, and rejects the affection of all other men. Whenever another man tries to kiss her she begins angrily breaking glassware. Patrons of the café find this behavior very amusing. A patron of the café named Leon Lambert (Henry Kolker) decides to make an attempt to kiss Ginette. Later in the film Leon Lambert and “a gay lady” (Rose Burdick) are traveling through town by taxi when they decide to stop at a florists shop. At the same time Ginette, in an attempt to get away from her irate employer, runs down the street and into the waiting taxi. Leon returns to the taxi and offers a bouquet of flowers to Ginette. With the taxi leaving the florist Leon attempts to force a kiss on Ginnette. In response Ginette strikes Leon in the face. This commotion causes the cab driver to lose control of the taxi and crash through the front window of the café. Leon Lambert offers to buy the café for Ginette, expecting her gratitude. He accidentally uses the card of Maraval (Chester Conklin), a treasurer for the Artists’ Society. To get out of the situation Leon poses as Ginettes father and with the help of his friend Henri (Richard Tucker) attempts to make Maravel pursue Ginette as a lover. After all complications are resolved Ginette and Lucien finally reunite and are able to be together.[6][7][8]
Reception[]
A Kiss In A Taxi received generally positive reviews from critics upon its release. Much of this praise was directed to the performances of its cast. In The Healdsburg Tribune it was stated of Bebe Daniels in the role of Ginette. “The dark eyed star presents one of the best characterizations of her career.” The same article said “Brilliant support is accorded by Chester Conklin, Douglas Gilmore, her new leading man, Jocelyn Lee, Henry Kolker and Richard Tucker.” The humor of the movie received attention from reviewers, namely the large amounts of glassware shattered throughout the movie for comedic effect. The movie also received praise for its more action filled moments, The Healdsburg Tribune stated referring to the scene of the taxi crashing through the café wall “This brief action represents one of the most exciting bits of screen photography ever recorded.”[6][9][10]
References[]
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Kiss In A Taxi
- ^ A Kiss In A Taxi at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures - 1927 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A Kiss in a Taxi, produced on Broadway at the Ritz Theatre August 25 1925, 103 performance; IBDb.com
- ^ A Kiss In A Taxi at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Kiss In A Taxi(Wayback)
- ^ a b "Healdsburg Tribune 18 May 1927 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "A Kiss in a Taxi". www.tcm.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ Kiss in a Taxi (1927) - Clarence G. Badger | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved November 30, 2021
- ^ "Preview unavailable - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Preview unavailable - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
External links[]
- A Kiss in a Taxi at IMDb
- lobby poster(Wayback Machine)
- 1927 films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by Clarence G. Badger
- American films based on plays
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1927 comedy films
- American comedy films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films set in France
- Lost American films
- 1927 lost films
- Lost comedy films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs