Brass (film)
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![]() Marie Prevost, in Brass | |
Directed by | Sidney Franklin |
Written by | Julien Josephson Sada Cowan (titles) |
Based on | Brass (1921 novel) Charles Gilmore Norris |
Produced by | Harry Rapf |
Starring | Monte Blue Marie Prevost Irene Rich |
Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
Edited by | Hal C. Kern |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 9 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $170,000[1] |
Box office | $479,000[1] |
Brass is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by Sidney A. Franklin. This movie stars Monte Blue, Marie Prevost, and Irene Rich. The well regarded film survives in 16mm format.[2][3]
Cast[]
- Monte Blue as Philip Baldwin
- Marie Prevost as Marjorie Jones
- Irene Rich as Mrs. Grotenberg
- Harry Myers as Wilbur Lansing
- Frank Keenan as Frank Church
- Helen Ferguson as Rosemary Church
- as Harry Baldwin
- Miss DuPont as Lucy Baldwin
- Ethel Grey Terry as Leila Vale
- Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Baldwin
- Edward Jobson as Judge Baldwin
- Cyril Chadwick as Roy North
- Vera Lewis as Mrs. Jones
- Harvey Clark as George Yost
- Gertrude Bennett as Mrs. Yost
- Bruce Guerin as Baby Paul
Box office[]
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $451,000 domestically and $28,000 in foreign markets.[1]
Preservation status[]
Brass survives complete. It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions[4] in the 1950s and shown on television.
References[]
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 1 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Brass at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921 - 30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ 1957 MOVIES FROM AAP Warner Bros Features & Cartoons Sales Book Directed at TV
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- Films directed by Sidney Franklin
- 1920s romance films
- Films produced by Harry Rapf
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