The Concert (1921)
Romantic comedy | February 1921
Director:
Victor SchertzingerWriter:
J. E. NashCinematographer:
George WebberProduction Company:
Goldwyn PicturesThe scenario was based on L. J. Ditrichstein’s 1910 English translation of the German play, The Concert by Hermann Bahr. Goldwyn Pictures Corp.’s acquisition of the property was reported in the 22 May 1920 Motion Picture News. Much of the play’s dialogue was to be replaced by visual images and “comic situations.”
Principal photography began in late August or early September 1920 at Goldwyn Studios in Culver City, CA, as indicated by the 4 September 1920 and 18 September 1920 issues of Motion Picture News. It was also revealed that Victor Schertzinger was available to direct because comedienne Mabel Normand, to whom he was generally assigned by Goldwyn, was vacationing on the East Coast. The 30 October 1920 Moving Picture World announced the close of production and noted that Schertzinger, an accomplished violinist and composer, had ensured the accurate representation of the story’s “musical element.”
The Concert opened on 1 February 1921 at the Empire Theatre in Montgomery, AL, followed by a New York City opening at the Capitol Theatre on 20 February 1921. A listing for the film in the 1 February 1921 Montgomery Advertiser featured the tag line, “How Dare You Make Love to My Wife?” This became the alternate title under which the feature opened on 8 March 1921 at the Forsyth Theatre in Atlanta, GA.
A sound version, Fashions in Love (1929, see entry), was released by Paramount Pictures Corp. German and French-languages versions were released in 1931 as Das Konzert and Delphine, respectively.
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The scenario was based on L. J. Ditrichstein’s 1910 English translation of the German play, The Concert by Hermann Bahr. Goldwyn Pictures Corp.’s acquisition of the property was reported in the 22 May 1920 Motion Picture News. Much of the play’s dialogue was to be replaced by visual images and “comic situations.”
Principal photography began in late August or early September 1920 at Goldwyn Studios in Culver City, CA, as indicated by the 4 September 1920 and 18 September 1920 issues of Motion Picture News. It was also revealed that Victor Schertzinger was available to direct because comedienne Mabel Normand, to whom he was generally assigned by Goldwyn, was vacationing on the East Coast. The 30 October 1920 Moving Picture World announced the close of production and noted that Schertzinger, an accomplished violinist and composer, had ensured the accurate representation of the story’s “musical element.”
The Concert opened on 1 February 1921 at the Empire Theatre in Montgomery, AL, followed by a New York City opening at the Capitol Theatre on 20 February 1921. A listing for the film in the 1 February 1921 Montgomery Advertiser featured the tag line, “How Dare You Make Love to My Wife?” This became the alternate title under which the feature opened on 8 March 1921 at the Forsyth Theatre in Atlanta, GA.
A sound version, Fashions in Love (1929, see entry), was released by Paramount Pictures Corp. German and French-languages versions were released in 1931 as Das Konzert and Delphine, respectively.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
Augustus Martinot is a middle-aged concert pianist whose understanding wife, Mary, tolerates his popularity among women. Among his greatest admirers is Delphine Hart, the impressionable wife of a physician. When Augustus weakens and invites Delphine to his mountain cabin for a weekend, Mary and Dr. Hart follow. Their mock offer to exchange partners shocks the wayward spouses back into reality, and both couples ...
Augustus Martinot is a middle-aged concert pianist whose understanding wife, Mary, tolerates his popularity among women. Among his greatest admirers is Delphine Hart, the impressionable wife of a physician. When Augustus weakens and invites Delphine to his mountain cabin for a weekend, Mary and Dr. Hart follow. Their mock offer to exchange partners shocks the wayward spouses back into reality, and both couples reconcile.
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