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The Night Club (film)

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The Night Club
Film poster
Directed byPaul Iribe
Frank Urson
Screenplay byCecil B. DeMille
Keene Thompson
Walter Woods
William C. deMille
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
StarringRaymond Griffith
Vera Reynolds
Wallace Beery
Louise Fazenda
William Austin
CinematographyJ. Peverell Marley
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 27, 1925 (1925-04-27)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Night Club is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Iribe and Frank Urson and written by Cecil B. DeMille, Keene Thompson, Walter Woods, and William C. deMille. The film stars Raymond Griffith, Vera Reynolds, Wallace Beery, Louise Fazenda, and William Austin. The film was released on April 27, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

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A bitter bachelor and founder of a club, The Night Club, a free organization of unrepentant bachelors, Bob White finally decided to get married. But the wedding goes awry, because the bride leaves him alone at the foot of the altar. The bad experience makes him a misogynist and, when he learns that he can inherit a million dollars only if he marries this Grace Henderson, he prefers to give up that mountain of money in order not to get married. Some time later, Bob meets Grace by chance: ignoring who she really is, he falls in love with her. But the woman, having learned of Bob's identity, believing that he wants to marry her only to get hold of the inheritance, rejects him. Bob discovers that if he dies, the inheritance will go to Grace. He then decides to sacrifice himself and tries to kill himself, but his attempts, fortunately, all fail. Grace finally realizes Bob's true feelings and agrees to marry him.

Cast

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Griffith and Reynolds

uncredited

Preservation

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The Cineteca Del Friulli, Library of Congress, UCLA Film and Television Archive, George Eastman Museum, and Pacific Film Archive all hold prints of this film.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "The-Night-Club - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Night Club". afi.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Night Club at silentera.com
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Night Club
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