Grit (film) explained

Grit
Producer:	Fred Waller
Starring:	Glenn Hunter Clara Bow Roland Young
Cinematography:	Fred Waller
Studio:	Film Guild Productions
Runtime:	60 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Grit is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Glenn Hunter, Clara Bow, and Roland Young.^{[1] [2]} It is based upon a screen story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.^{[2] [3]}

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] after his father, a reformed gunman, was killed by the gang, Kid Hart is born with fear in his heart, and brought up in the gang. Inspired by his love of Orchid McGonigle, another gang member determined to reform, Kid overcomes his fear at the crucial moment, saves the day, and then marries the young woman.

Preservation

With no copies of Grit located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.^[2]

Censorship

Grit, with its crime drama plot, was banned by the British Board of Film Censors for an undisclosed reason in 1925.^{[2] [6]}

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Munden p. 317.
2. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/Grit1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: Grit
3. https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/fitz/id/33 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Ledger, 1919–1938, p. 103.
4. Schrank . Joseph . Box Office Reviews: Grit . Exhibitors Trade Review . 15 . 7 . 22 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 12 January 1924 . New York . 9 June 2022.
5. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5842/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Grit
6. Web site: British Board of Film Classification database entry for Grit. BBC Online. March 17, 2023.