Merton of the Movies (1924 film)

Merton of the Movies is a 1924 American comedy film directed by James Cruze, written by Walter Woods, and starring Glenn Hunter and Viola Dana. It is based on the George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly 1922 play of the same name, which in turn was based on Harry Leon Wilson's novel, also titled Merton of the Movies.

Glenn Hunter had originated the role of Merton Gill in the Broadway play and reprised his role in this film. Since the play had depended on funny dialogue, the movie (being silent) was opened up and a good deal of slapstick used instead. Thomas Hischak described the result as "uneven" although "Hunter still pleases and there are some droll performances by the supporting cast".

The film is now considered a lost film. It was remade in 1932 (as Make Me a Star) and again in 1947.

Plot

Merton is an aspiring movie actor. He is a terrible actor but when the movie executives see how funny his overacting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama.

Cast

See also

• List of lost films
• Hollywood (1923), a film about movies also directed by James Cruze and also a lost film

References

External links

• Merton of the Movies at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Merton of the Movies at the TCM Movie Database
• Merton of the Movies at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Viola Dana and Glenn Hunter

1. Merton of the Movies
2. Merton of the Movies (1947 film)
3. Merton of the Movies (novel)
4. List of plays adapted into feature films
5. Merton of the Movies (play)
6. Harry Potter (film series)
7. Make Me a Star (film)
8. List of film remakes (A–M)
9. Merton Park Studios
10. Films based on works by Edgar Wallace
11. Harry Leon Wilson
12. 1926 in film
13. Gale Henry
14. Glenn Hunter (actor)
15. German expressionist cinema
16. Marc Connelly
17. Charles Sellon
18. Karl Brown (cinematographer)
19. Charles Stanton Ogle
20. Mark Van Doren