Where Was I? (film)

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Where Was I?
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Directed by William A. Seiter
Written by Melville W. Brown
Based onWhere Was I?
by Edgar Franklin
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Reginald Denny
Cinematography Charles J. Stumar
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • November 15, 1925 (1925-11-15)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Where Was I? is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny. Based upon a short story by Edgar Franklin, it was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Jewel banner. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews, [2] Thomas Berford, so successful in business that he has but one rival, George Stone, announces that he will marry Alicia, who is Stone's daughter. Furious, Stone threatens to break him, and hires Claire, an adventuress, who tells Berford that he married her on January 9, 1923. Berford starts out to prove an alibi, but learns that the man who knows where he was on the date named is in Africa. However, he finds a suitcase full of money. Berford works to keep Alicia and Claire from meeting each other. His troubles multiply when his fake wife installs herself in his home. When his sweetheart meets the adventuress, it seems that he is to be arrested. However, the other woman tells of the frameup and he and Alicia are married.

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Preservation

A print of Where Was I? is preserved at the Filmmuseum a.k.a. EYE Institut in Amsterdam. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Where Was I? at silentera.com
  2. ↑ "New Pictures: Where Was I?", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (12), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 54, September 12, 1925, retrieved September 6, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Where Was I?


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