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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

The Legend of Hollywood (1924)

Romance | 3 August 1924

Cast:

Percy Marmont, ZaSu Pitts, Alice Davenport [ More ]

Director:

Renaud Hoffman

Writer:

Alfred A. Cohn

Cinematographer:

Karl Struss

Editor:

Glenn Wheeler

Production Company:

Charles R. Rogers Productions
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CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Charles R. Rogers Productions
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Producers Distributing Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Renaud Hoffman
Dir
PRODUCER
Charles R. Rogers
Pres
WRITERS
Al Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn
Scen
Al Cohn
Alfred A. Cohn
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
Karl Struss
Dir of photog
FILM EDITOR
Glenn Wheeler
Film ed
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "The Legend of Hollywood" by Frank Condon in Photoplay (Mar 1924).
LITERARY SOURCE AUTHOR
Frank Condon
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
A Hollywood Legend
Release Date:
3 August 1924
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Charles R. Rogers Productions
3 August 1924
LP20576
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,414
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Idealistic scenario writer John Smith comes to Hollywood to gain recognition and takes up lodging in Mrs. Rooney's modest boardinghouse, where a movie-struck girl, Mary Brown, falls secretly in love with him. When his story is rejected by film companies, he fills seven glasses with wine, one of which is poisoned; moving them about and thus not knowing which is lethal, he drinks one a day. As the last is consumed, he receives a check in the mail, but by chance Mary has replaced the poisoned glass. All ends ...

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Idealistic scenario writer John Smith comes to Hollywood to gain recognition and takes up lodging in Mrs. Rooney's modest boardinghouse, where a movie-struck girl, Mary Brown, falls secretly in love with him. When his story is rejected by film companies, he fills seven glasses with wine, one of which is poisoned; moving them about and thus not knowing which is lethal, he drinks one a day. As the last is consumed, he receives a check in the mail, but by chance Mary has replaced the poisoned glass. All ends happily.

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