The Cricket on the Hearth (1923 film)
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The Cricket on the Hearth | |
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Directed by | Lorimer Johnston |
Written by | Caroline Frances Cooke |
Based on | The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens |
Produced by | Paul Gerson |
Starring | Josef Swickard Fritzi Ridgeway Virginia Brown Faire |
Production company | Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation |
Distributed by | Selznick Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Cricket on the Hearth is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Lorimer Johnston and starring Josef Swickard, Fritzi Ridgeway, and Paul Gerson.[1][2]
Cast[edit]
- Josef Swickard as Caleb Plummer
- Fritzi Ridgeway as Bertha Plummer
- Paul Gerson as John Perrybingle
- Virginia Brown Faire as Dot Marley
- Paul Moore as Edward Plummer
- Lorimer Johnston as Josiah Tackleton
- Margaret Landis as May Fielding
- Joan Standing as Tillie Slowboy
Preservation[edit]
Prints of The Cricket on the Hearth are in the Archives Du Film Du CNC in Bois d'Arcy, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Library of Congress.[3]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Glavin, John. Dickens on Screen. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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