Thorns and Orange Blossoms

Last updated
Thorns and Orange Blossoms
Thorns and Orange Blossoms (1922) - 3.jpg
Advertisement
Directed by Louis J. Gasnier
Written by Hope Loring
Based onThorns and Orange Blossoms
by Bertha M. Clay
Produced by B.P. Schulberg
Starring Estelle Taylor
Kenneth Harlan
Edith Roberts
Cinematography Karl Struss
Edited by Eve Unsell
Production
company
B.P. Schulberg Productions
Distributed by Preferred Pictures
Release date
  • December 10, 1922 (1922-12-10)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Thorns and Orange Blossoms is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Estelle Taylor, Kenneth Harlan, and Edith Roberts. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Alan Randolph and Spain's idol, singer Rosita Mendez, fall in love while Alan is visiting Spain. When reminded by a friend of his fiancée Violet Beaton back in Louisiana, he goes back. Rosita follows him by making an American tour. When they meet again, Alan, realizing the danger regarding Rosita, elopes with Violet and marries her at once in secret. Rosita, infuriated, threatens to kill him with a revolver and in a scuffle is wounded. Determined not to let anyone else have him, she has Alan sent to jail for five years. Rosita outlines a plan of escape to Alan, but he refuses. However, when he receives word from Violet of the birth of a baby, he accepts the plan and escapes, going back to his wife. Consumed with jealousy, Rosita informs on him and Alan is returned to jail, but, when she sees the baby, she relents and has him freed.

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenneth Harlan</span> American actor (1895–1967)

Kenneth Daniel Harlan was a popular American actor during the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer roles. His career extended into the sound film era, but during that span he rarely commanded leading-man roles, and became mostly a supporting or character actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edith Roberts (actress)</span> American actress (1899–1935)

Edith Roberts was an American silent film actress from New York City.

<i>Thank You</i> (1925 film) 1925 film

Thank You is a lost 1925 American comedy film directed by John Ford. This film is based on a 1921 Broadway play, Thank You, by Winchell Smith and Tom Cushing.

<i>Hollywood</i> (1923 film) 1923 film by James Cruze

Hollywood is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze, co-written by Frank Condon and Thomas J. Geraghty, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a lengthier feature follow-up to Paramount's own short film exposé of itself, A Trip to Paramountown from 1922.

<i>Main Street</i> (1923 film) 1923 film by Harry Beaumont

Main Street is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1920 novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Harry Beaumont. A Broadway play version of the novel was produced in 1921. It was the first film to be released after the foundation of Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4, 1923.

<i>Thirty Days</i> (1922 film) 1922 film by James Cruze

Thirty Days is a 1922 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is a farce based on the play Thirty Days by A. E. Thomas and Clayton Hamilton which did not make it to Broadway.

<i>Thats My Baby</i> (1926 film) 1926 film

That's My Baby is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine.

<i>Silk Husbands and Calico Wives</i> 1920 film by Alfred E. Green

Silk Husbands and Calico Wives is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring House Peters. The film was produced by Harry Garson and based on an original by Monte Katterjohn.

<i>Dawn of the East</i> 1921 film

Dawn of the East is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by E. Lloyd Sheldon. The film stars Alice Brady, Kenneth Harlan, Michio Itō, America Chedister, Betty Carpenter, and Harriet Ross. The film was released in October 1921, by Paramount Pictures.

<i>Big Brother</i> (1923 film) 1923 film by Allan Dwan

Big Brother is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Rex Beach and Paul Sloane. The film stars Tom Moore, Edith Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Joe King, Mickey Bennett, Charles Henderson, and Paul Panzer. The film was released on December 23, 1923, by Paramount Pictures.

<i>Locked Lips</i> 1920 film by William C. Dowlan

Locked Lips is a 1920 American drama film directed by William C. Dowlan and featuring Tsuru Aoki, Stanhope Wheatcroft, and Magda Lane.

<i>Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo</i> 1924 film by Louis J. Gasnier

Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Louis Gasnier and starring Kenneth Harlan and Clara Bow. B. P. Schulberg, Bow's new mentor at the time, produced the picture.

<i>The Barricade</i> 1921 film

The Barricade is a 1921 silent American melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars William H. Strauss, Katherine Spencer, and Kenneth Harlan, and was released on October 2, 1921.

<i>Cyclone Cavalier</i> 1925 film

Cyclone Cavalier is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Reed Howes, Carmelita Geraghty, and Wilfred Lucas.

<i>Drusilla with a Million</i> 1925 film

Drusilla with a Million is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and written by Lois Zellner. It is based on the 1916 novel Drusilla With a Million by Elizabeth Cooper. The film stars Mary Carr, Priscilla Bonner, Kenneth Harlan, Henry A. Barrows, William J. Humphrey, and Claire Du Brey. The film was released on June 18, 1925, by Film Booking Offices of America.

Riders of Mystery is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bill Cody, Frank Rice, and Thomas G. Lingham.

<i>The Lullaby</i> (1924 film) 1924 silent film

The Lullaby is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Robert Anderson, and Fred Malatesta. The story recounts a man being hung and his pregnant wife sent to prison.

<i>His Wifes Husband</i> (1922 American film) 1922 film

His Wife's Husband is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Betty Blythe, Huntley Gordon, and Arthur Edmund Carewe. It is an adaptation of the 1907 novel The Mayor's Wife by Anna Katharine Green.

<i>Riders Up</i> 1924 film

Riders Up is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Creighton Hale, George Cooper, and Kate Price.

<i>Shattered Lives</i> 1925 film

Shattered Lives is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Edith Roberts, Robert Gordon, and Ethel Wales.

References

  1. ↑ Parish & Pitts p. 149
  2. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Thorns and Orange Blossoms at silentera.com
  3. ↑ "Tried and Proved Pictures: Thorns and Orange Blossoms". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 38. 12 January 1924. Retrieved 15 June 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

Bibliography


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.