Classmates (1924 film)
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Classmates is a silent
drama film
starring Richard Barthelmess
, produced by his company Inspiration Pictures, and distributed by Associated First National Pictures.
The film was directed by John S. Robertson
and starred Richard Barthelmess
and a still teenaged Madge Evans
. The film is based on a popular 1907 play by William C. deMille
and Margaret Turnbull
.
The play was previously filmed in 1908 and 1914. This film is the precursor to later military school themed films like Dress Parade
and West Point
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
starring Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.-Early life:Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut...
, produced by his company Inspiration Pictures, and distributed by Associated First National Pictures.
The film was directed by John S. Robertson
John S. Robertson
John Stuart Robertson was a Canadian born actor and later film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore. He broke into filmmaking in 1915 with Vitagraph, then with Famous Players-Lasky, making 57 features in his career...
and starred Richard Barthelmess
Richard Barthelmess
Richard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.-Early life:Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut...
and a still teenaged Madge Evans
Madge Evans
Madge Evans was an American stage and film actress. She began her career as a child performer and model.-Child model and stage actress:...
. The film is based on a popular 1907 play by William C. deMille
William C. DeMille
Willam C. deMille was an American screenwriter and film director from the silent movie era through the early 1930s. He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into film. Once he was established in film he specialized in adapting Broadway plays into silent films...
and Margaret Turnbull
Margaret Turnbull (screenwriter)
Margaret Turnbull was a Scottish playwright and screenwriter. She wrote for 51 films between 1914 and 1939.She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts...
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The play was previously filmed in 1908 and 1914. This film is the precursor to later military school themed films like Dress Parade
Dress Parade (1927 film)
Dress Parade is a 1927 silent romance drama produced by William Sistrom and Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Pathe. The film was directed by Donald Crisp. It stars William Boyd and Bessie Love in the leads. The story is essentially the same as West Point produced at MGM in 1928...
and West Point
West Point (1928 film)
West Point is a 1928 silent romantic drama film starring William Haines and Joan Crawford in a story about an arrogant cadet who finds love and discipline just in time for the big Army-Navy game. The story and screenplay were written by Raymond L. Schrock with titles written by Joseph Farnham. The...
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Cast
- Richard BarthelmessRichard BarthelmessRichard Semler "Dick" Barthelmess was an Oscar-nominated silent film star.-Early life:Barthelmess was educated at Hudson River Military Academy at Nyack and Trinity College at Hartford, Connecticut...
- Duncan Irving Jr - Charlotte WalkerCharlotte Walker (actress)Charlotte Walker was a Broadway theater actress from Galveston, Texas. She was the mother of character actress Sara Haden-Stage Actress:...
- Mrs. Stafford - Madge EvansMadge EvansMadge Evans was an American stage and film actress. She began her career as a child performer and model.-Child model and stage actress:...
- Sylvia, her niece - Reginald SheffieldReginald SheffieldReginald Sheffield was an English-born actor.He was born as Matthew Reginald Sheffield Cassan in the St. George Hanover Square District of Surrey near London, to Matthew Sheffield Cassan and Alice Mary Field...
- Bert Stafford, her son - Beach Cooke - Bubby Dumble
- Antrim Short - Jones
- Herbert Corthell - Drummer
- James Bradbury JrJames Bradbury JrJames Bradbury Jr was an American character actor in supporting roles in films of the 1920s and 1930s.The son of veteran character actor James Bradbury , New York born Bradbury, Jr. began his career on stage as a child in Madame Butterfly...
- 'Silent' Clay - Henry B. Lewis - Major Lane
- Richard Harlan - A Halfbreed
- Claude Brooke - Duncan Irving Sr
- Chief Tony Tommy - Indian Guide