Two Weeks


1920

Brief Synopsis

A chorus girl hopes to rise to stardom and thus accepts the advances of a wealthy man. But she becomes fearful of her reputation and safety. In an attempt to escape the rake's attentions, she hides out with a disparate group of men who room in a house called "The Barn." There she learns that there is more to life than that found on the stage.

Film Details

Also Known As
At The Barn
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Jan 12, 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Emerson-Loos Production; Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Distribution Company
First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play At the Barn by Anthony Wharton (pseud. of Alister McAllister) (New York, 28 Nov 1914).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6 reels

Synopsis

Elevated to stardom under the patronage of wealthy Reginald Clonbarry, Broadway chorus girl Lillums Blair flees her patron's advances when he demands payment for services rendered. Boarding a passing wagon, Lillums ends up at the country house of three confirmed bachelors, Billy Crane, Jimby Lewis and Kenneth Maxwell. When Lillums begs for their protection, Jimby informs Clonbarry that she is an old friend who is visiting for two weeks. Clonbarry leaves and Lillums accepts the invitation, gradually winning Kenneth's heart until his mother arrives and accuses the actress of scheming to marry her son. Lillums counters this accusation by arranging for Clonbarry to visit and for Kenneth to overhear her rejection of his proposals. Thus reassured, Kenneth proposes and Lillums accepts him on the spot.

Film Details

Also Known As
At The Barn
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Jan 12, 1920
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Emerson-Loos Production; Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Distribution Company
First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play At the Barn by Anthony Wharton (pseud. of Alister McAllister) (New York, 28 Nov 1914).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6 reels

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Notes

The working title of this film was At the Barn. Anita Loos, in her biography of the Talmadge sisters, states that she and John Emerson wrote the scenario, and that Emerson supervised the production.