The Cricket on the Hearth is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Lorimer Johnston and starring Josef Swickard, Fritzi Ridgeway, and Paul Gerson.[1][2]
| The Cricket on the Hearth | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg) Advertisement | |
| Directed by | Lorimer Johnston |
| Written by | Caroline Frances Cooke |
| Based on | The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens |
| Produced by | Paul Gerson |
| Starring | Josef Swickard Fritzi Ridgeway Virginia Brown Faire |
Production company | Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation |
| Distributed by | Selznick Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
|
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Josef Swickard as Caleb Plummer
- Fritzi Ridgeway as Bertha Plummer
- Paul Gerson as John Perrybingle
- Virginia Brown Faire as Dot Marley
- Paul Moore as Edward Plummer
- Lorimer Johnston as Josiah Tackleton
- Margaret Landis as May Fielding
- Joan Standing as Tillie Slowboy
Preservation
editPrints of The Cricket on the Hearth are in the Archives Du Film Du CNC in Bois d'Arcy, UCLA Film and Television Archive, and Library of Congress.[3]
References
editBibliography
edit- Glavin, John. Dickens on Screen. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
External links
edit
 | This article about a silent comedy film from the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |