| Not so Long Ago | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Olcott |
| Written by | Violet Clark |
| Based on | Not So Long Ago, a Comedy in Prologue, Three Acts, and Epilogue by Arthur Richman |
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| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Patricia Rooney |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Not So Long Ago is a 1925 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Lasky and Adolph Zukor and distributed by Paramount. It was directed by Sidney Olcott with Betty Bronson and Ricardo Cortez in the leading roles.[1][2]
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Plot
As described in a film magazine reviews,[3] Betty, the daughter of Dover the inventor, works by the day as a seamstress in the Ballard home. Billy Ballard, the Beau Brummel of the town, is engaged to Ursula Kent, but Betty pretends to herself in her day dreams that he is in love with her. Sam Robinson, the town’s smart aleck, proposes to her and is indignant when she rejects him. Dover borrows money from Flint to continue the invention of his horseless carriage. When the time draws near for the notes to be paid to Flint, Dover is unable to pay them. Betty tells Sam that Billy has proposed to her. Sam tells this to her father who goes to the Ballard home. He tells Billy Ballard that he will expect the customary courtship between Betty and him (Billy). Billy then asks if he might call on Betty. At his first call, Flint attempts to collect the money for his notes. Billy offers to buy them but Betty will not permit him to do so. When Billy admits to Betty that he is engaged to Ursula, Betty becomes angry. But Billy finds that Ursula, like him, is in love with another. When their engagement is broken, Betty becomes reconciled. Flint has arranged with Dover to take the horseless carriage on the following day. Robinson has wagered with Dover that he can beat the machine in a walk down Fifth Avenue. The race is held but as the engine finishes the race a winner the boiler explodes and destroys the entire machine. Flint cannot take it away but receives the money from Billy, who promises to back Dover in building a new one. Betty is happy with her engagement to Billy.
Cast
- Betty Bronson as Betty Dover
- Ricardo Cortez as Billy Ballard
- Edwards Davis as Jerry Flint
- Julia Swayne Gordon as Mrs. Ballard
- Larry Wheat as Sam Robinson (credited as Laurence Wheat)
- Julia Gadsden as Ursula Kent (credited as Jacquelin Gadsdon)
- Dan Crimmins as Michael Dover
- Peggy Ahern as Little Girl
- Austen Jewell as Little Boy
- Joseph Mills
Preservation
With no prints of Not So Long Ago located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.[5]
References
- ^ ""No So Long Ago" at Elks". Prescott Evening Courier. November 7, 1925. p. 3.
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Not So Long Ago at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: Not So Long Ago", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 22 (9): 54, August 22, 1925, retrieved August 1, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Not So Long Ago
- ^ "Not So Long Ago at Lost Film Files:Paramount Pictures - 1925". Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
External links
- Not So Long Ago at IMDb
- Not So Long Ago at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- (in French) Not So Long Ago website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
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This page was last edited on 25 January 2024, at 19:22