The Wall Flower

The Wall Flower is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rupert Hughes and starring Colleen Moore, Richard Dix, Gertrude Astor, Laura La Plante, and Tom Gallery. The film was released by Goldwyn Pictures on May 1922.[1][2][3]

The Wall Flower
Advertising for The Wall Flower on page 3 of the Duluth Herald (July 15, 1922).
Directed byRupert Hughes
Written byRupert Hughes
StarringColleen Moore
Richard Dix
Gertrude Astor
Laura La Plante
Tom Gallery
CinematographyJohn J. Mescall
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • May 1922 (1922-05)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[4] Idalene Nobbin (Moore) attends a village dance but, due to the constant nagging of her mother (Stockbridge), she believes herself to be a constitutional wallflower. By great luck she gets a dance with college football star Roy Duncan (Gallery), although Roy has eyes for the village belle Prue Nickerson (La Plante). Phil Larrabee (Hughes), another suitor for Prue's hand, tells Roy that Prue's name is Idalene Nobbin, and Roy sends an invitation to attend a "prom" dance. Idalene and her mother appear at the dance, and Roy bribes his fellow students to fill Idalene's dance card. She overhears part of the bargaining and, hurt and humiliated, she rushes from the dance and stumbles in front of a passing automobile. With both legs broken, she is picked up by Pamela Shiel (Astor) and westerner Walt Breen (Dix). She confesses that she tried to kill herself, saying that she will never have a lover, a husband, home, or babies. Breen and Pamela decide to bring some sunshine into her life. After Idalene recovers, Pamela coaches her and dresses her in some gowns, and then gives a house party. The college cubs desert Prue for Idalene, but now she prefers the company of Breen, who then proposes and she accepts for a happy ending.

Cast

Preservation

The film is now considered lost.[5]

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See also

References
  1. "The Wall Flower". afi.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. "The Wall Flower". AllMovie. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. "The Wall Flower". TCM.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. "Reviews: The Wall Flower". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 14 (22): 47. May 27, 1922.
  5. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Wall Flower


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