All Night


58m 1918

Brief Synopsis

A married society couple (Dorian and Warren) persuade an unmarried pair (Valentino and Myers) to take their places at a party while they pretend to be the servants.

Film Details

Also Known As
One Bright Idea
Release Date
Nov 30, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "One Bright Idea" by Edgar Franklin (pseud. of Edgar Franklin Stearns) in All Story Weekly (29 Jun-20 Jul 1918).

Technical Specs

Duration
58m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

The lovesick Richard Thayer asks his friend, William Harcourt, to invite the popular Elizabeth Lane to dinner so that he can romance her and hopefully propose. Having discovered that the Harcourts cannot pay their wages, the servants leave in disgust, after which eccentric millionaire Bradford, upon whose financial backing Harcourt depends, arrives unexpectedly for dinner. Panic stricken, the Harcourts convince Richard and Elizabeth to take their places while they pose as servants. At dinner, Bradford chides the "Harcourts" for their childlessness and rushes them off to bed. When Colonel Lane arrives and demands his daughter, William tells Bradford that he is insane, whereupon the millionaire locks the colonel in the closet. Finally William confesses all to Bradford, who praises the young man for his ingenuity and agrees to back him. Richard and Elizabeth, now quite well acquainted, become engaged.

Film Details

Also Known As
One Bright Idea
Release Date
Nov 30, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "One Bright Idea" by Edgar Franklin (pseud. of Edgar Franklin Stearns) in All Story Weekly (29 Jun-20 Jul 1918).

Technical Specs

Duration
58m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5 reels

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Notes

The working title of this film was One Bright Idea. The actor listed as Rodolfo di Valentina later became known as Rudolph Valentino.