The Luck of Geraldine Laird

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The Luck of Geraldine Laird
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Newspaper ad for The Luck of Geraldine Laird from a 1920 issue of The Duluth Herald
Directed by Edward Sloman
Written by Harvey Gates
Based onThe Luck of Geraldine Laird
by Kathleen Norris
Produced by Bessie Barriscale
StarringBessie Barriscale
Cinematography Eugene Gaudio
Production
company
B. B. Features
Distributed by Robertson-Cole
Release date
  • February 1, 1920 (1920-02-01)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Luck of Geraldine Laird is a 1920 silent film drama directed by Edward Sloman and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Bessie Barriscale Productions and released through the Robertson Cole Distributing Corp. [1]

Contents

Plot

As described in a film magazine, [2] Geraldine Laird, her husband, Dean, and their two children all live together with Geraldine's mother. This arrangement is not ideal to Dean, who has ambitions of being a playwright. After Kennedy Bond, New-York play-broker, encourages Dean, he travels to New York. Bond also begins a flirtation with Geraldine, further alienating the couple. Dean deserts his family.

Later, Geraldine relocates to New York and becomes a popular music hall entertainer. Geraldine is reunited with Dean at a dinner held in her honor and finds that he has found only failure as a playwright. Initially, Geraldine rebukes him, but once she sees how much he has suffered, forgives him and they reconcile.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Luck of Geraldine Laird located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. [3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Luck of Geraldine Laird". afi.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Pleasing and Dramatic Production of a Real Human Story". Wid's Daily. New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 23 February 1, 1920.
  3. ↑ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Luck of Geraldine Laird". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2024.


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