In Again, Out Again Explained

In Again, Out Again
Director:John Emerson
Producer:Douglas Fairbanks
Screenplay:Anita Loos
Starring:Douglas Fairbanks
Arline Pretty
Walter Walker
Arnold Lucy
Helen Greene
Homer Hunt
Albert Parker
Cinematography:Arthur Edeson
Studio:Douglas Fairbanks Pictures
Distributor:Artcraft Pictures
Runtime:50 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

In Again, Out Again is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by John Emerson and written by Anita Loos. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Arline Pretty, Walter Walker, Arnold Lucy, Helen Greene, Homer Hunt, and Albert Parker. The film, that has 5 reels,[1] was released on April 30, 1917, by Artcraft Pictures.[2] [3]

Plot

Teddy is young man who drowns his sorrows in strong drink after being jilted by his girl. His drunkenness gets him thrown in jail, where he falls in love with the jailer's daughter, Janie. When released, the young man tries everything to get back into the jail - though when he is mistaken for an anarchist bomber, he finds himself facing not just jail, but execution.

Cast

Preservation status

A print of In Again, Out Again is preserved by the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[4]

Reception

Paul Grant writing for Photoplay, praised the thematic depth of the Emerson-Loos productions and, comparing them with Balzac's Comédie Humaine, stated that, for instance, "while you laugh at In Again, Out Again you laugh also at the Pacifists".[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List . 2024-02-23 . www.silentera.com.
  2. Web site: In-Again-Out-Again - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150121014112/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/96367/In-Again-Out-Again/overview. dead. 21 January 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Janiss Garza. 2015. 20 January 2015.
  3. Web site: In Again, Out Again. afi.com. 20 January 2015.
  4. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2910/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: In Again, Out Again
  5. Book: Photoplay 1917-12: Vol 13 Iss 1 . 1917 . MacFadden Publishing Inc. . English.