The Love Special Explained

The Love Special
Director:	Frank Urson
Producer:	Jesse Lasky
Screenplay:	Eugene B. Lewis Frank H. Spearman
Starring:	Wallace Reid Agnes Ayres Theodore Roberts Lloyd Whitlock Sylvia Ashton William Gaden
Cinematography:	Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Love Special is a surviving 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frank Urson and written by Eugene B. Lewis and Frank H. Spearman. The film stars Wallace Reid, Agnes Ayres, Theodore Roberts, Lloyd Whitlock, Sylvia Ashton, and William Gaden. The film was released on March 20, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Wallace Reid as Jim Glover
• Agnes Ayres as Laura Gage
• Theodore Roberts as President Gage
• Lloyd Whitlock as Allen Harrison
• Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Whitney
• William Gaden as William Bucks
• Clarence Burton as Morris Blood
• Snitz Edwards as Zeka Logan
• Ernest Butterworth as 'Gloomy'
• Zelma Maja as Stenographer

Preservation status

The Love Special is preserved at the Library of Congress and UCLA Film & Television Archive.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Wallace Reid filmography

External links

• • • Film stills at silenthollywood.com
• surviving poster(Ha)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Love Special. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009154011/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=10429. dead. October 9, 2016. afi.com. January 24, 2015.
2. Web site: The Love Special (1921) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. January 24, 2015.
3. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2606/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Love Special
4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.108 c.1978 by The American Film Institute