My Old Dutch (1926 film)

My Old Dutch is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring May McAvoy and Pat O'Malley. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Trimble had directed a 1915 British version of My Old Dutch that was also released by Universal.[1]

My Old Dutch
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Directed byLaurence Trimble
Written byLaurence Trimble
Based onthe play My Old Dutch by Albert Chevalier and Arthur Shirley and the song My Old Dutch by Chevalier
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringMay McAvoy
Pat O'Malley
CinematographyEdward Gheller
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 23, 1926 (1926-05-23)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine,[2] costermonger Joe Brown of London marries Sal Gratton and, after they have a son Herbert, they come into some money and decide to make a gentleman of their son. The son grows up under the supervision of a private school faculty, never knowing of the lowly station of his parents. Reaching manhood, he loses his fortune gambling. His parents are sent to a poorhouse. They comfort each other and keep faith in their son's eventual return, which is realized when he returns after the war to care for his parents to the end of their days.

Cast

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Production

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Director Laurence Trimble initiated a remake of his own 1915 British version of My Old Dutch to feature its star, Florence Turner. Actor James Morrison remembered Trimble telling him that Turner wished to get back into films, and asking him to help in a screen test that he could show to Universal Pictures. "He got a little company together—the people who were in it worked for nothing, because we loved Flotie—and we did scenes from My Old Dutch," Morrison recalled. Universal approved the project but cast May McAvoy, not Turner, in the starring role.[3]: 39 

Preservation

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A print of My Old Dutch is held in the collection of Indiana University.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "My Old Dutch". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Simmons, Michael L. (April 17, 1926). "Box Office Review: My Old Dutch". Exhibitors Daily Review. 19 (22). New York City: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 15. Retrieved October 12, 2023.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (1976). The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810809673.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: My Old Dutch
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