The Humming Bird (1924)
Drama | 13 January 1924
Director:
Sidney OlcottWriter:
Forrest HalseyCinematographer:
Harry FischbeckEditor:
Patricia RooneyProduction Company:
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.According to the 5 Mar 1923 FD, Ernest Shipman, Richard Barthelmess, Hope Hampton, and Metro Pictures Corp. all expressed interest in acquiring motion picture rights to Maude Fulton’s stage play, The Humming Bird. Two months later, however, the 7 May 1923 issue reported that the property was currently being “held” at $20,000, requiring rewrites after poor reception to the theatrical production. A 22 Sep 1923 Motion Picture News item indicated that Forrest Halsey’s adaptation was derived from a treatment of the play written by Julian Johnson and E. Lloyd Sheldon.
Later that year, the 17 Aug 1923 FD announced the involvement of actress Gloria Swanson and director Allan Dwan. By the following month, Sidney Olcott had stepped in as Dwan’s replacement. After minor delays, the 30 Sep 1923 FD stated that principal photography was expected to begin the following week. According to the 29 Dec 1923 Motion Picture News, filming took place at the Paramount Pictures studio in Long Island, NY, and North Beach, Long Island, where five hundred soldiers were hired to recreate scenes in the trenches of World War I. Production was completed 28 Dec 1923. ...
According to the 5 Mar 1923 FD, Ernest Shipman, Richard Barthelmess, Hope Hampton, and Metro Pictures Corp. all expressed interest in acquiring motion picture rights to Maude Fulton’s stage play, The Humming Bird. Two months later, however, the 7 May 1923 issue reported that the property was currently being “held” at $20,000, requiring rewrites after poor reception to the theatrical production. A 22 Sep 1923 Motion Picture News item indicated that Forrest Halsey’s adaptation was derived from a treatment of the play written by Julian Johnson and E. Lloyd Sheldon.
Later that year, the 17 Aug 1923 FD announced the involvement of actress Gloria Swanson and director Allan Dwan. By the following month, Sidney Olcott had stepped in as Dwan’s replacement. After minor delays, the 30 Sep 1923 FD stated that principal photography was expected to begin the following week. According to the 29 Dec 1923 Motion Picture News, filming took place at the Paramount Pictures studio in Long Island, NY, and North Beach, Long Island, where five hundred soldiers were hired to recreate scenes in the trenches of World War I. Production was completed 28 Dec 1923.
Toinette, alias "The Humming Bird," is leader of a gang of apache thieves in the Montmartre section of Paris. American reporter Randall Carey falls in love with her. The Great War breaks out, Carey enlists, and Toinette inspires her gang to fight for France. Toinette, arrested as she is giving her spoils to the church, is imprisoned. When she hears that Carey has been badly wounded, she escapes and is reunited with him. Carey recovers, and Toinette receives the War Cross for her work in recruiting some heroic ...
Toinette, alias "The Humming Bird," is leader of a gang of apache thieves in the Montmartre section of Paris. American reporter Randall Carey falls in love with her. The Great War breaks out, Carey enlists, and Toinette inspires her gang to fight for France. Toinette, arrested as she is giving her spoils to the church, is imprisoned. When she hears that Carey has been badly wounded, she escapes and is reunited with him. Carey recovers, and Toinette receives the War Cross for her work in recruiting some heroic soldiers.
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