The Goldfish Explained

The Goldfish
Producer:Joseph M. Schenck
Starring:Constance Talmadge
Jack Mulhall
Frank Elliott
Cinematography:Ray Binger
Studio:Constance Talmadge Film Company
Distributor:First National Pictures
Runtime:70 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

The Goldfish is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Constance Talmadge, Jack Mulhall, and Frank Elliott.[1] [2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] Jennie Wetherby and her husband Jimmy agree that if they tire of wedded life, she or he will hand the other a bowl of goldfish, signifying that their marital partnership is ended. They quarrel and Jimmy carries out the threat, giving Jenny a bowl of goldfish. Won by Herman Krauss, Jenny gives him the goldfish in favor of millionaire J. Hamilton Powers. The latter dies, leaving her a wealthy widow. She is about to wed the Duke of Middlesex, when Krauss brings the old sweethearts together again. The Duke gets the goldfish and Jimmy and Jenny are reunited.

Preservation

An incomplete copy of The Goldfish is held by the Library of Congress.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Munden p. 305
  2. https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/Goldfish1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Goldfish
  3. Pardy . George T. . Box Office Reviews: The Goldfish . Exhibitors Trade Review . 32 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 3 May 1924 . New York . 23 November 2022.
  4. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1881/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Goldfish