Icebound (film)
Icebound is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille, produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and based on a 1923 Pulitzer Prize Broadway produced play of the same name by Owen Davis.[1] This film production was made at Paramount's Astoria Studios in New York City.[2][3] Actress Edna May Oliver returned to the role that she played in the Broadway version.
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| Directed by | William C. deMille |
| Written by | Clara Beranger (scenario) |
| Based on | Icebound by Owen Davis |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring | Richard Dix Lois Wilson |
| Cinematography | L. Guy Wilky |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[4] returned home following service in France during World War I, a disillusioned Ben Jordan colors the dull life of his New England town by indulging in various dissipations. He sets fire to a barn and, to avoid arrest, disappears. His stern old mother lies ill in bed in the home's sick room, attended by her physician, while greedy relatives wait in the parlor room waiting for her demise. After her death, the relatives react with horrorstricken surprise when the family lawyer reads the will and the self-sacrificing ward, Jane Crosby, is pronounced as the sole heiress. Jane sets out to reform Ben and falls in love with him. While he is first attracted to his vamp cousin Nettie Moore, Ben finally realizes that he loves Jane and all ends well.
Cast
- Richard Dix as Ben Jordan
- Lois Wilson as Jane Crosby
- Helen Dubois as Emma Jordan
- Edna May Oliver as Hannah (same role she played on Broadway)
- Vera Reynolds as Nettie Moore
- Mary Foy as Sadie Fellowes
- Joseph Depew as Orin Fellowes
- Ethel Wales as Ella Jordan
- Alice Chapin as Mrs. Jordan
- John Daly Murphy as Henry Jordan
- Frank Shannon as Judge Bradford
- Kit Wain as French boy (uncredited)
Preservation
With no copies of Icebound located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ Icebound 1923 stage production, Broadway, Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Icebound at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Icebound
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 15, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Icebound". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 27. Retrieved October 4, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Icebound
External links
- Icebound at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby card
- Australian daybill long lobby poster
- Lobby poster version without the tear
- Lobby card with flip side shown