Merry-Go-Round (1923 film)

Merry-Go-Round is a 1923 American feature film directed by Erich von Stroheim and his replacement, Rupert Julian, starring Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin, and released by Universal Pictures.[1] A copy of the film is held in a collection[1] and it has been released on DVD.

Merry-Go-Round
Directed byErich von Stroheim
Rupert Julian
Produced byCarl Laemmle
Written byFinis Fox (scenario)
Irving Thalberg (scenario)
Rupert Julian (scenario)
Erich von Stroheim (scenario)
Story byHarvey Gates
StarringNorman Kerry
Mary Philbin
Edith Yorke
Dale Fuller
CinematographyCharles Kaufman
William H. Daniels
Ben Reynolds
Edited byJames MacKay
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 3, 1923 (1923-09-03)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Lobby card

Plot

A nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, even though he is already married to the daughter of his country's war minister.

Cast
  • Norman Kerry as Count Franz Maxmilian Von Hohenegg
  • Mary Philbin as Agnes Urban
  • Dale Fuller as Marianka Huber
  • Maude George as Madame Elvira
  • Cesare Gravina as Sylvester Urban
  • Edith Yorke as Ursula Urban
  • George Hackathorne as Bartholomew Gruber
  • Al Edmundson as Nepomuck Navrital, the Count's manservant
  • Spottiswoode Aitken as Minister of War / Gisella's Father
  • Dorothy Wallace as Countess Gisella Von Steinbruck
  • Albert Edmondson as Nepomuck Navrital (credited as Al Edmondson)
  • Albert Conti as Rudi / Baron von Leightsinn
  • Charles King as Nicki (credited as Charles L. King)
  • Fenwick Oliver as Eitel
  • Sidney Bracey as Gisella's Groom
  • Anton Vaverka as Emperor Francis Joseph
  • Maude George as Madame Elvira
  • Helen Broneau as Jane
  • Jane Sherman as Maria
  • Gene Roth as Guard (credited as Eugene H. Roth)
  • Sadie Campbell as Crying Girl - Clown Scene (uncredited)
  • Tommy Hicks as Fat Boy - Clown Scene (uncredited)
  • Ella McKenzie as Crying Fat Girl - Clown Scene (uncredited)
  • Jack Murphy as Boy in Crowd - Clown Scene (uncredited)
  • Rolfe Sedan as Minor Role (uncredited)

Reception

The film was the eighth most successful that year at the box office in the United States and Canada.[2]

References
  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Merry-Go-Round at silentera.com
  2. Rentals in US and Canada - see Variety list of box office champions for 1923


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