The Heir to the Hoorah (1916)
Comedy | 26 October 1916
Director:
William C. de MilleWriters:
Beatrice C. de Mille, Leighton OsmunProduction Company:
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.The 17 Jul 1915 Motion Picture News announced the acquisition of Paul Armstrong’s 1905 play, The Heir to the Hoorah, by Samuel Goldfish (later known as Goldwyn) of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Location shooting took place in the “Asierra, Nevada, Mountains,” which may have referred to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in northeastern California. Interiors were filmed at Lasky Studios in Los Angeles, CA, as noted in the 11 Nov 1916 Motography.
An item in the Dec 1916 Motion Picture claimed that lead actor Thomas Meighan intended to adopt the unidentified infant who appeared in the film, but its mother declined, arguing that Meighan’s room at the Los Angeles Athletic Club was not a suitable environment for child-rearing.
The Heir to the Hoorah was released 26 Oct 1916, and opened at New York City’s Broadway Theatre in early Nov 1916. A Chicago, IL, opening followed on 17 Nov 1916. Reviews were generally positive.
On 15 Nov 1916, the New York Clipper reported on a longstanding court case, which determined that Paul Armstrong’s play had been plagiarized from the short story, "The Transmogrification of Dan” by Henry J. W. Dam.
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The 17 Jul 1915 Motion Picture News announced the acquisition of Paul Armstrong’s 1905 play, The Heir to the Hoorah, by Samuel Goldfish (later known as Goldwyn) of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Location shooting took place in the “Asierra, Nevada, Mountains,” which may have referred to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in northeastern California. Interiors were filmed at Lasky Studios in Los Angeles, CA, as noted in the 11 Nov 1916 Motography.
An item in the Dec 1916 Motion Picture claimed that lead actor Thomas Meighan intended to adopt the unidentified infant who appeared in the film, but its mother declined, arguing that Meighan’s room at the Los Angeles Athletic Club was not a suitable environment for child-rearing.
The Heir to the Hoorah was released 26 Oct 1916, and opened at New York City’s Broadway Theatre in early Nov 1916. A Chicago, IL, opening followed on 17 Nov 1916. Reviews were generally positive.
On 15 Nov 1916, the New York Clipper reported on a longstanding court case, which determined that Paul Armstrong’s play had been plagiarized from the short story, "The Transmogrification of Dan” by Henry J. W. Dam.
The Hoorah mine in California has turned Joe Lacy, Bud and Bill into millionares, but they all lament that, as single men, they have no children to whom they can leave their money. As a result, Bud and Bill convince Joe to get married. He makes only half-hearted attempts, however, until he falls in love with Geraldine Kent, whose social climbing mother hates Joe's bad breeding but adores his bank account. Soon after the wedding, Joe learns that Geraldine, at her mother's urging, married him only for his money, and so he leaves her. Then, a year later, he decides to track her down when he discovers that she has had a child. Because she has come to love him during their separation, Geraldine reconciles with Joe as soon as he finds her and then presents him with the heir he had wanted so ...
The Hoorah mine in California has turned Joe Lacy, Bud and Bill into millionares, but they all lament that, as single men, they have no children to whom they can leave their money. As a result, Bud and Bill convince Joe to get married. He makes only half-hearted attempts, however, until he falls in love with Geraldine Kent, whose social climbing mother hates Joe's bad breeding but adores his bank account. Soon after the wedding, Joe learns that Geraldine, at her mother's urging, married him only for his money, and so he leaves her. Then, a year later, he decides to track her down when he discovers that she has had a child. Because she has come to love him during their separation, Geraldine reconciles with Joe as soon as he finds her and then presents him with the heir he had wanted so badly.
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