One Year To Live (1925)
Melodrama | 15 March 1925
Director:
Irving CummingsWriter:
J. G. HawksCinematographer:
Arthur L. ToddEditor:
Charles J. HuntProduction Designer:
Jack OkeyProduction Company:
First National Pictures, Inc.The film is based on a newpaper series by John Hunter in which a number of people, including celebrities, were asked what they would do with their lives if they had only one year to live. The series ran in American newspapers in 1924, often with a contest component for the best answer.
An item in the 10 Jan 1925 Exhibitors Trade Review noted that director Irving Cummings was "deep in the filming" of One Year to Live at the Clune Studios at Melrose and Bronson avenues in Hollywood, CA, and that his cast included Tully Marshall, Marc McDermott, Robert Edeson, and Marjorie Daw. However, none of those actors was credited in film credits. ...
The film is based on a newpaper series by John Hunter in which a number of people, including celebrities, were asked what they would do with their lives if they had only one year to live. The series ran in American newspapers in 1924, often with a contest component for the best answer.
An item in the 10 Jan 1925 Exhibitors Trade Review noted that director Irving Cummings was "deep in the filming" of One Year to Live at the Clune Studios at Melrose and Bronson avenues in Hollywood, CA, and that his cast included Tully Marshall, Marc McDermott, Robert Edeson, and Marjorie Daw. However, none of those actors was credited in film credits.
Elsie Duchanier, the maid of the star dancer in Brunel's Follies, falls in love with Capt. Tom Kendrick, an American soldier stationed in France. Kendrick is reassigned to the United States, and Dr. La Pierre, who is also in love with Elsie, tells her that she has only one year to live. Elsie then accepts Maurice Brunel's offer to make her the main attraction of his new follies. Elsie soon becomes famous and is showered with gifts and attention, but she does not submit to Brunel's advances, the price he demands for making her a star. Tom returns to France and meets La Pierre, who confesses that his "one year to live" warning to Elsie was an unsuccessful attempt at seduction. La Pierre also tells Tom of Brunel's desire for Elsie, and Tom finds her just in time to prevent Brunel's unwelcome advances. Elsie and Tom are happily ...
Elsie Duchanier, the maid of the star dancer in Brunel's Follies, falls in love with Capt. Tom Kendrick, an American soldier stationed in France. Kendrick is reassigned to the United States, and Dr. La Pierre, who is also in love with Elsie, tells her that she has only one year to live. Elsie then accepts Maurice Brunel's offer to make her the main attraction of his new follies. Elsie soon becomes famous and is showered with gifts and attention, but she does not submit to Brunel's advances, the price he demands for making her a star. Tom returns to France and meets La Pierre, who confesses that his "one year to live" warning to Elsie was an unsuccessful attempt at seduction. La Pierre also tells Tom of Brunel's desire for Elsie, and Tom finds her just in time to prevent Brunel's unwelcome advances. Elsie and Tom are happily reunited.
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