Maytime


1923

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Romance
Release Date
Dec 2, 1923
Premiere Information
Newark, N. J., showing: 16 Nov 1923
Production Company
B. P. Schulberg Productions
Distribution Company
Preferred Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Maytime by Rida Johnson Young, Cyrus Wood, Rida Johnson Young, Sigmund Romberg (New York, 1917) Maytime , 16 Aug 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,500ft (8 reels)

Synopsis

Ottilie Van Zandt, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy colonel, loves the gardener's son, Richard Wayne, but is forced by her family to marry her cousin, Claude. Richard leaves before the wedding, vowing to return wealthy and to marry Ottilie, but, since she is already married when he does return, Richard marries Alice Tremaine on impulse. Years later, to save Ottilie, a lonely widow, from being evicted, Richard purchases her house at auction and gives it to her. Two generations later, Ottilie, the granddaughter of the first Ottilie, lives in the old house and teaches dancing. Richard Wayne, grandson of the first Richard, is a wealthy young man of the jazz set, who thinks of Ottilie as a little old-fashioned but has affection for her. Their friendship culminates in a romance and marriage that began years before with their grandparents.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Romance
Release Date
Dec 2, 1923
Premiere Information
Newark, N. J., showing: 16 Nov 1923
Production Company
B. P. Schulberg Productions
Distribution Company
Preferred Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Maytime by Rida Johnson Young, Cyrus Wood, Rida Johnson Young, Sigmund Romberg (New York, 1917) Maytime , 16 Aug 1917).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,500ft (8 reels)

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