The Snob (1924 film)
The Snob is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Monta Bell. The film starred Norma Shearer and John Gilbert (prior to their stardom), together with Phyllis Haver, Conrad Nagel, and Hedda Hopper.[1] The film was written by Monta Bell, and was based on the novel The Snob: The Story of a Marriage by Helen Reimensnyder Martin.[2] The film is now considered lost.[3]
| The Snob | |
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| Directed by | Monta Bell |
| Written by | Monta Bell |
| Based on | The Snob: The Story of a Marriage by Helen Reimensnyder Martin |
| Starring | John Gilbert Norma Shearer Conrad Nagel |
| Cinematography | André Barlatier |
| Edited by | Ralph Lawson |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $100,000[1] |
Plot
Two schoolteachers, married for love, are parted by the husband's obsessive desire for wealth and social position.
Cast
- John Gilbert as Eugene Curry
- Norma Shearer as Nancy Claxton
- Conrad Nagel as Herrick Appleton
- Phyllis Haver as Dorothy Rensheimer
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Leiter
- Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Curry
- Aileen Manning as Lottie
- Hazel Kennedy as Florence
- Gordon Sackville as Sherwood Claxton
- Roy Laidlaw as Doctor
- Nellie Bly Baker as Maid
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References
- Slide, Anthony (2005). Silent Topics: Essays On Undocumented Areas Of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-810-85016-8.
- White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. R. R. Bowker. p. 737. ISBN 0-835-20440-5.
- Jacobs, Lea (2008). The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s. University of California Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-520-23701-3.
External links
- The Snob on IMDb
- The Snob at AllMovie
- Norma Shearer and John Gilbert in a sequence from the film
- Stills at normashearer.com
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