| Darwin Was Right | |
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| Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
| Screenplay by | Eddie Moran |
| Starring | Nell Brantley George O'Hara Stanley Blystone Dan Mason Lon Poff Bud Jamison |
| Cinematography | Jay Turner |
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| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Darwin Was Right is a 1924 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and written by Eddie Moran. The film stars Nell Brantley, George O'Hara, Stanley Blystone, Dan Mason, Lon Poff and Bud Jamison. The film was released on October 26, 1924, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine:
Professor Henry Baldwin, experimenting to obtain an elixir of youth, is just about to sample it with his secretary, Egbert, and his black butler, Alexander, when they are spirited away and put in an insane asylum by Lawson, who seeks to control the professor’s estate. A dog chasing a cat rushes in through the open window and overturns his little wagon, spilling three babies on the floor. Baldwin’s daughter Alice and sister Priscilla see them and believe the professor has taken an overdose. Alice phones to her sweetheart Robert, who rushes over. By this time the children in charge of the babies have recovered them, but three chimpanzees escaping from a circus have taken their places. Believing an overdose has changed the professor and his companions back to monkeys, they are installed in the family. The trio escape from the asylum and return home; three keepers come after them. Then follows a series of comedy mixups between the men, monkeys, and guards, ending in everything being finally straightened out.[5]
Cast
- Nell Brantley as Alice
- George O'Hara as Robert Lee
- Stanley Blystone as Courtney Lawson
- Dan Mason as Henry Baldwin
- Lon Poff as Egbert Swift
- Bud Jamison as Alexander
- Merta Sterling as Liza
- Nora Cecil as Aunt Priscilla
- David Kirby as The Crook
- Carmencita Johnson as Baby (uncredited)
- Joan Meredith as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Akka the chimpanzee
Preservation
With no copies of Darwin Was Right located in any film archives,[6] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ "Darwin Was Right (1924) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ Janiss Garza. "Darwin Was Right (1924) - Lewis Seiler". AllMovie. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Darwin Was Right". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Darwin Was Right at silentera.com
- ^ Sewell, Charles S. (November 8, 1924). "Darwin Was Right; Fox Offers Unique and Amusing Comedy with His Three Remarkable Chimpanzees in Leading Roles". The Moving Picture World. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. 71 (2): 172–173. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Darwin Was Right
External links
- Darwin Was Right at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lantern slide at worthpoint.com
- Lobby cards at GettyImages
This page was last edited on 21 August 2022, at 05:32