The Heir to the Hoorah


1916

Film Details

Release Date
Oct 26, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Heir to the Hoorah by Paul Armstrong (New York, 10 Apr 1905).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

The Hoorah mine in California has turned Joe Lacy, Bud and Bill into millionares, but they all lament that, as single men, they have no children to whom they can leave their money. As a result, Bud and Bill convince Joe to get married. He makes only half-hearted attempts, however, until he falls in love with Geraldine Kent, whose social climbing mother hates Joe's bad breeding but adores his bank account. Soon after the wedding, Joe learns that Geraldine, at her mother's urging, married him only for his money, and so he leaves her. Then, a year later, he decides to track her down when he discovers that she has had a child. Because she has come to love him during their separation, Geraldine reconciles with Joe as soon as he finds her and then presents him with the heir he had wanted so badly.

Film Details

Release Date
Oct 26, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Heir to the Hoorah by Paul Armstrong (New York, 10 Apr 1905).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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