Tin Gods


1926

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Sep 6, 1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Famous Players--Lasky
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Tin Gods by William Anthony McGuire (c7 Aug 1923).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
8,568ft (9 reels)

Synopsis

In a mountain village in South America, Dr. McCoy and the padre watch Roger Drake enter a small chapel near a towering bridge, and McCoy recounts the story of Drake's life: As a rising engineer, he marries Janet Stone, the ambitious daughter of a wealthy family, and neglects his career while Janet becomes a candidate for the State Assembly. Drake comes into conflict with her political friends, and when their baby falls from its nursery window, the couple remorsefully decide to separate. Drake, degenerated by drink, goes to South America to construct a bridge; there he is stricken by fever and is redeemed by the love and care of Carita, a dancer. Carita, however, learns of Janet's political defeat and her attempt to effect a reconciliation with Drake; thinking he still loves his wife, she leaps from the bridge. Drake returns each year to the chapel he has errected in her memory.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Sep 6, 1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Famous Players--Lasky
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Tin Gods by William Anthony McGuire (c7 Aug 1923).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
8,568ft (9 reels)

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