Waking Up the Town

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Waking Up the Town
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Directed byJames Cruze
Story byFrank Condon
James Cruze
StarringJack Pickford
Claire McDowell
Alec B. Francis
Norma Shearer
Herbert Prior
CinematographyArthur Edeson
Paul P. Perry
Production
company
Mary Pickford Company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • April 14, 1925 (1925-04-14)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Waking Up the Town is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Frank Condon and James Cruze. The film stars Jack Pickford, Claire McDowell, Alec B. Francis, Norma Shearer, and Herbert Prior. The film was released on April 14, 1925, by United Artists.[1][2][3]

Plot[]

As described in a film magazine review,[4] a garage employee in a small town has an inventive mind, and tries to interest a banker in a project to harness waterfalls for energy. He becomes discouraged. Through the kind assistance of the garage owner, he puts his idea over, and wakes up the town. He has a romance with the granddaughter of his benefactor.

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Preservation[]

The film is preserved in the Library of Congress Collection.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Waking Up the Town (1925) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Movie Review - Smouldering Fires (1925) THE SCREEN". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Waking Up the Town
  4. ^ "New Pictures: Waking Up the Town", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (05): 54, April 25, 1925, retrieved January 23, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 203 c. 1978 by The American Film Institute
  6. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Waking Up the Town

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