Never Say Die (1924 film)

Never Say Die
Never Say Die
Directed by	George Crone
Written by	Raymond Griffith ; Wade Boteler ; Raymond Cannon
Based on	Never Say Die; by William Collier Sr. and William H. Post
Produced by	Douglas MacLean
Starring	Douglas MacLean ; Lillian Rich ; Helen Ferguson
Cinematography	Jack MacKenzie
Production; company	Douglas MacLean Productions
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	August 31, 1924;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated April 05, 2025

Never Say Die is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by George Crone and starring Douglas MacLean, Lillian Rich, and Helen Ferguson.^[1]^[2] The film is based on the play of the same name by American playwright William H. Post.

Plot

Millionaire Jack Woodbury is given one month to live by his doctors and agrees to marry a penniless woman so she can inherit his fortune after his death.

Cast

Douglas MacLean as Jack Woodbury
Lillian Rich as Violet Stevenson
Helen Ferguson as La Cigale
Hallam Cooley as Hector Walters
Lucien Littlefield as Griggs
Tom O'Brien as Gun Murray
André Lanoy as Verchesi
Wade Boteler as Dr. Fraser
Eric Mayne as Dr. Galesby
William Conklin as Dr. Gerhardt
George Cooper as Gaston Gibbs

Production

The film was shot at FBO Studios in Hollywood in March 1924.^[3]

Release

Never Say Die was released in August 1924. It was distributed in Germany by Phoebus Film. Its Berlin premiere in Kurfürstendamm made headlines in German newspapers after theatregoers booed and caused a disturbance.^[4]

References

↑ Munden p. 540
↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Never Say Die at silentera.com
↑ "New Units Operating at Big F.B.O. Studios". Canadian Moving Picture Digest. March 22, 1934. p. 12.
↑ Thomas J. Saunders (1994). Hollywood in Berlin: American Cinema and Weimar Germany. ISBN 9780520914162.

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

Never Say Die at IMDb

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[1] Munden p. 540

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: Never Say Die at silentera.com

[3] "New Units Operating at Big F.B.O. Studios". Canadian Moving Picture Digest. March 22, 1934. p. 12.

[4] Thomas J. Saunders (1994). Hollywood in Berlin: American Cinema and Weimar Germany. ISBN 9780520914162.

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