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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Easy Going Gordon (1925)

Melodrama | 1925

Cast:

Richard Holt , Kathryn McGuire, Gordon Russell [ More ]

Director:

Duke Worne

Writer:

Grover Jones

Production Company:

Gerson Pictures Corp.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Daily Argus (Mount Vernon, NY)
6 Aug 1925
p. 15
Film Daily
11 Oct 1925
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CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Gerson Pictures Corp.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Duke Worne
Dir
PRODUCERS
Paul Gerson
Exec prod
B. Berger
Pres
WRITER
Grover Jones
Scen
DETAILS
Release Date:
1925
Premiere Information:
New York State license: 6 Aug 1925; Mount Vernon, NY opening: 7 Aug 1926
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Gordon Palmer, the son of a rich man, is the epitome of sloth until he and his sweetheart are held up by two thieves who take, among other valuables, her engagement ring. Gordon, aroused at last from lethargy, pursues the men and scares them into returning the jewelry. When his father is later faced with financial ruin, Gordon saves the family business by stealing proxies from his father's partners with the help of the two crooks who once robbed him. Gordon's unorthodox business methods work, and his father is saved from ruin. Gordon then weds ...

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Gordon Palmer, the son of a rich man, is the epitome of sloth until he and his sweetheart are held up by two thieves who take, among other valuables, her engagement ring. Gordon, aroused at last from lethargy, pursues the men and scares them into returning the jewelry. When his father is later faced with financial ruin, Gordon saves the family business by stealing proxies from his father's partners with the help of the two crooks who once robbed him. Gordon's unorthodox business methods work, and his father is saved from ruin. Gordon then weds Aileen.

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GENRE
Genre:
Melodrama


Subject
Subject (Major):
Business managers
Idle rich
Robbery

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