Babbitt (1924 film)

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Directed by Harry Beaumont
Written by Dorothy Farnum
Based on Babbitt
by Sinclair Lewis
Starring Willard Louis
Mary Alden
Carmel Myers
Cinematography David Abel
Production
company
Warner Bros.
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • June 15, 1924 (1924-06-15)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Babbitt is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Willard Louis, Mary Alden, and Carmel Myers. [1] [2] It is based on the 1922 novel of the same title by Sinclair Lewis, later also adapted into a 1934 sound film.

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Preservation

With no prints of Babbitt located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film. [2]

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