Beggar on Horseback (film) explained

Beggar on Horseback
Director:James Cruze
Producer:Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Screenplay:Walter Woods
Starring:Edward Everett Horton
Esther Ralston
Erwin Connelly
Gertrude Short
Ethel Wales
Theodore Kosloff
Betty Compson
Music:Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography:Karl Brown
Studio:Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Beggar on Horseback is a 1925 American silent comedy film based upon the 1924 play written by Marc Connelly and George S. Kaufman. It was adapted for the screen by Walter Woods and directed by James Cruze. It stars Edward Everett Horton, Esther Ralston, Erwin Connelly, Gertrude Short, Ethel Wales, Theodore Kosloff, and Betty Compson. It was released on August 24, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, a young idealistic jazz composer is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and feels that he cannot continue a relationship with a sympathetic young woman because of a lack of funds. He is considering marrying a rich young woman who worships jazz, and falls asleep and dreams a horrible nightmare of his life as her husband. In this fantasy dream, he kills those who oppress him. He awakens and comes to appreciate the sympathetic young woman and seeks happiness with her. His publishers award him with royalties for his music compositions.

Preservation

The film survives in the Library of Congress collection but is incomplete.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Movie Review - Beggar on Horseback - THE SCREEN; The Composer's Nightmare. - NYTimes.com. nytimes.com. February 7, 2015.
  2. Web site: Beggar on Horseback. afi.com. February 7, 2015.
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 13, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1658/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Beggar on Horseback