Civilian Clothes

Civilian Clothes
	Newspaper advertisement
Directed by	Hugh Ford
Produced by	Adolph Zukor; Jesse Lasky
Written by	Clara Beranger (scenario)
Based on	Civilian Clothes; by Thompson Buchanan
Starring	Thomas Meighan; Martha Mansfield
Cinematography	Hal Young
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 5, 1920;
Running time	60 minutes; 6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Civilian Clothes is a surviving 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It stars Thomas Meighan and was directed by Hugh Ford. This film is based on the 1919 Broadway play, Civilian Clothes, by Thompson Buchanan. Thurston Hall played Meighan's part in the play. Civilian Clothes is preserved at the Gosfilmofond Russian Archives, Moscow.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[6] Florence Lanham (Mansfield), married in France while a Salvation Army worker to Captain Sam McGinnis (Meighan), returns to society life in America after receiving word that he was killed in battle. She keeps news of her wedding secret and permits the attentions of Billy Arkwright (Hickman), an early lover. When McGinnis suddenly appears on the scene, clothed in startlingly bold habiliments, the Lanham stubbornness asserts itself. To impart upon her his own gospel of democracy, McGinnis obtains the place of a discharged butler in the Lanham household. With the help of a former Colonel and a lively young widow, he succeeds in his plan to teach her a lesson about her snobbishness, completely conquering and humbling the young wife, who finds that, after all, the clothes make little difference to the depth of real love.

Cast

Thomas Meighan as Captain Sam McGinnis
Martha Mansfield as Florence Lanham
Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Lanham
Alfred Hickman as William Arkwright
Frank Losee as Walter Dumont
Marie Shotwell as Mrs. Smythe
Warren Cook as Mr. Lanham
Albert Gran as Dodson
Isabelle Garrison as Mrs. Arkwright
Halbert Brown as Major General Girard
Kathryn Hildreth as Elizabeth Lanham

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References

The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
Progressive Silent Film List: Civilian Clothes at silentera.com
Civilian Clothes on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre, September 12, 1919; IBDb.com
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Civilian Clothes
"The Screen" (second item), The New York Times, September 6, 1920
"Reviews: Civilian Clothes". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 11 (12): 91. September 18, 1920.

External links

Civilian Clothes on IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: Civilian Clothes at silentera.com

[3] Civilian Clothes on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre, September 12, 1919; IBDb.com

[4] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Civilian Clothes

[5] "The Screen" (second item), The New York Times, September 6, 1920

[6] "Reviews: Civilian Clothes". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 11 (12): 91. September 18, 1920.