Grumpy (1923 film)

Grumpy
Grumpy
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Directed by	William C. deMille
Written by	Clara Beranger (adaptation, screenplay)
Based on	Grumpy; by Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney Percyval
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse Lasky
Starring	Theodore Roberts
Cinematography	L. Guy Wilky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 11, 1923;
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Grumpy is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1913 Broadway play Grumpy by Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney Percyval and starred English actor Cyril Maude. The director of this film is William C. deMille, brother of Cecil, and the star is Theodore Roberts. This film was remade by Paramount as an early sound film for Cyril Maude reprising his Broadway role.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Ernest Heron wants to marry Virginia Bullivant, the daughter of retired lawyer Grumpy. Ernest is entrusted with a valuable diamond to bring to his firm in London. Chamberlin Jarvis, a crook and rival for the hand of the young woman, hears of the trip. After much intrigue, Jarvis obtains the diamond but, through the evidence of a gardenia, he is exposed and caught. Ernest and Virginia end up together.

Cast

Theodore Roberts as Grumpy
May McAvoy as Virginia Bullivant
Conrad Nagel as Ernest Heron
Casson Ferguson as Chamberlin Jarvis
Bertram Johns as Keble
Charles Ogle as Ruddock
Robert Bolder as Dawson
Charles K. French as Wolfe
Bernice Frank as Susan
Bertram Frank as Jarvis' Valet

Preservation

A complete print of Grumpy is held by Gosfilmofond in Moscow.^[4]^[5]

References

^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
^ Grumpy as presented on Broadway at Wallack's Theatre, November 19, 1913 to April 1914, 181 performances; IBDb.com
^ "Tried and Proved Pictures: Grumpy". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (9). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 38. January 19, 1924. Retrieved July 6, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Grumpy
^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Grumpy". silentera.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

External links

Grumpy at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971

[2] Grumpy as presented on Broadway at Wallack's Theatre, November 19, 1913 to April 1914, 181 performances; IBDb.com

[3] "Tried and Proved Pictures: Grumpy". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (9). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 38. January 19, 1924. Retrieved July 6, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Grumpy

[silentera-5] "Progressive Silent Film List: Grumpy". silentera.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

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