An Old Sweetheart of Mine (1923)
Romance | 16 April 1923
Director:
Harry GarsonWriter:
Louis Duryea LightonCinematographer:
L. William O'ConnellEditor:
Violet BlairProduction Designer:
Joseph WrightProduction Company:
Harry Garson ProductionsThe scenario was based on the poem, "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" by James Whitcomb Riley.
According to the 23 August 1919 Motion Picture News, Boston, MA, magazine editor Mitchell Chappell planned to make a two-reel screen version of the poem, prompted by the advice of “leaders in art, education, science and literature.” Nearly three years later, the 9 June 1922 Variety announced that producer Harry Garson was completing a feature-length screen adaptation of the poem in Los Angeles, CA. No further mention was made of Mitchell Chappell.
Articles in the 20 September 1922 Close-Up revealed that Garson had a distribution deal with Metro Pictures Corp. for his series of Clara Kimball Young films, but he intended An Old Sweetheart of Mine to be an independent release.
Garson discovered cast member Barbara Worth when she happened by his studio in search of work. Worth, despite mistaking the producer for a casting director, was given a screen test and a featured role. The 5 October 1922 Close-Up noted that principal photography was nearly completed, and listed child actors Dorothy Giraci, Edwin J. Hubbell , and three-year-old champion diver Bianca Blackburn as additional cast members. Also joining the production was actress Hazel Keener (20 October 1923 Moving Picture World). The 21 April 1923 Motion Picture News later announced that Metro had taken over the film’s release.
The 6 October 1922 Variety revealed that actor Lloyd Whitlock was required to play a “joyous” scene for the picture after his two-year-old daughter was severely burned by ...
The scenario was based on the poem, "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" by James Whitcomb Riley.
According to the 23 August 1919 Motion Picture News, Boston, MA, magazine editor Mitchell Chappell planned to make a two-reel screen version of the poem, prompted by the advice of “leaders in art, education, science and literature.” Nearly three years later, the 9 June 1922 Variety announced that producer Harry Garson was completing a feature-length screen adaptation of the poem in Los Angeles, CA. No further mention was made of Mitchell Chappell.
Articles in the 20 September 1922 Close-Up revealed that Garson had a distribution deal with Metro Pictures Corp. for his series of Clara Kimball Young films, but he intended An Old Sweetheart of Mine to be an independent release.
Garson discovered cast member Barbara Worth when she happened by his studio in search of work. Worth, despite mistaking the producer for a casting director, was given a screen test and a featured role. The 5 October 1922 Close-Up noted that principal photography was nearly completed, and listed child actors Dorothy Giraci, Edwin J. Hubbell , and three-year-old champion diver Bianca Blackburn as additional cast members. Also joining the production was actress Hazel Keener (20 October 1923 Moving Picture World). The 21 April 1923 Motion Picture News later announced that Metro had taken over the film’s release.
The 6 October 1922 Variety revealed that actor Lloyd Whitlock was required to play a “joyous” scene for the picture after his two-year-old daughter was severely burned by “a boiling pot of tea.”
On 25 November 1922, Exhibitors Trade Review reported that Garson was in New York City to promote the feature, referred to as That Old Sweetheart of Mine. The producer was accompanied by associates Herbert Somborn and John H. Blackwood.
John Craig, while rummaging through an old trunk, is reminded of his first sweetheart, Mary Ellen Anderson. A flashback shows their childhood together, their association while working on a local newspaper, and her assistance in preventing swindler Stuffy Shade from framing John as the perpetrator of a fraudulent oil venture. John ultimately discovers oil on the land in question and becomes the town hero. His dream ends when his wife, Mary Ellen, enters the attic with their two ...
John Craig, while rummaging through an old trunk, is reminded of his first sweetheart, Mary Ellen Anderson. A flashback shows their childhood together, their association while working on a local newspaper, and her assistance in preventing swindler Stuffy Shade from framing John as the perpetrator of a fraudulent oil venture. John ultimately discovers oil on the land in question and becomes the town hero. His dream ends when his wife, Mary Ellen, enters the attic with their two children.
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