A Girl's Folly
| A Girl's Folly | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Frances Marion |
| Starring | Robert Warwick Doris Kenyon |
| Cinematography | John van den Broek |
| Edited by | Clarence Brown |
Production company | Paragon Films |
| Distributed by | World Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Girl's Folly is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Robert Warwick, Doris Kenyon, June Elvidge, Jane Adair, Chester Barnett, and Johnny Hines.[1] Tourneur also played the director for the film within the film.
Plot[edit]
A young girl, who wants more from the environment of her small town, comes across a film crew shooting a western. When the leading man she befriends encourages her to become an actress, she moves to the big city. However, things do not turn out quite the way she planned.
Cast[edit]
- Robert Warwick as Kenneth Driscoll
- Doris Kenyon as Mary Baker
- June Elvidge as Vivian Carleton
- Jane Adair as Mrs. Baker
- Chester Barnett as Johnny Applebloom
- Johnny Hines as Hank
- Emile Chautard as Actor (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- Leatrice Joy as Ingenue (uncredited)
- Maurice Tourneur as Director (uncredited)
- Josef von Sternberg as Cameraman (uncredited)
Production[edit]
Several scenes in the film show areas of the Paragon Films studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey, including the film lab, editing room, printing plant, spray chamber, cafeteria, dressing rooms, and film sets.[2]
Preservation[edit]
Prints of A Girl's Folly in various grades of completeness are held in several film archives including the Cineteca Del Friuli (Gemona), BFI National Archive, George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Library of Congress,[3] with a complete copy donated from a private collection to the American Film Institute and Library of Congress in 1972.[2] An incomplete print was also found in 1978 in the Dawson Film Find preserved by permafrost.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: A Girl's Folly
- ^ a b Gomar, Carmen Guiralt (July 2014). "Before Hollywood? A Girl's Folly as a testimony to the Paragon Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey". L'Atalante: International Film Studies Journal (18). Translated by Ruiz-Larrea, Susana. Associació Cinefòrum L’Atalante: 118–126. ISSN 2340-6992. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: A Girl's Folly
- ^ Library and Archives Canada, Dawson Film Find: A Girl's Folly
External links[edit]
- A Girl's Folly at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Stills and commentary at moviessilently.com
- Advertising material at silentfilmstillarchive.com
- A Girl's Folly (1917) on YouTube
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