Dulcy (1923 film)

Dulcy
Dulcy
	Lobby card
Directed by	Sidney A. Franklin
Written by	John Emerson ; Anita Loos ; C. Gardner Sullivan
Based on	Dulcy; 1921 play; by Marc Connelly ; George S. Kaufman
Starring	Constance Talmadge ; John Harron
Cinematography	Norbert Brodine
Edited by	C. Gardner Sullivan
Production; company	Constance Talmadge Film Company
Distributed by	Associated First National Pictures
Release date	August 23, 1923(United States);
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated July 15, 2025

Dulcy is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Sidney A. Franklin and starring Constance Talmadge. The film was adapted from the Broadway production of the same name written by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. The play opened in New York in August 1921 and ran for 241 performances.^[1]

Plot summary

Cast

Constance Talmadge as Dulcy
Claude Gillingwater as Mr. Forbes
Jack Mulhall as Gordon Smith
John Harron a Bilsly Parker
Anne Cornwall as Angela Forbes
George Beranger as Vincent Leach
Fred Esmelton as Blair Patterson
Milla Davenport as Matty

Production

Exteriors for Dulcy were reportedly shot on location at Yosemite Valley, Big Bear Lake, San Francisco, San Diego and Barstow.^[2]

Remake

A sound, pre-code version called Not So Dumb was made in 1930 starring Marion Davies, directed by King Vidor, and produced for Cosmopolitan Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Another version of Dulcy was made in 1940 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Ann Sothern in the title role, and was directed by S. Sylvan Simon.

Preservation

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

References

↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Dulcy at silentera.com
↑ Motion Picture News. New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc. April 21, 1923. p. 1966.
↑ "Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Dulcy". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

External links

Dulcy at IMDb
Dulcy at the TCM Movie Database
Dulcy at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[SilentEra-1] Progressive Silent Film List: Dulcy at silentera.com

[2] Motion Picture News. New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc. April 21, 1923. p. 1966.

[3] "Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Dulcy". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

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