The Place of Honeymoons

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The Place of Honeymoons
Directed byKenean Buel
Written byIda Harrison
Based onthe 1912 novel, The Place of Honeymoons
by Harold MacGrath
StarringEmily Stevens
Montagu Love
Frankie Mann
Joseph Selman
Production
company
Distributed byPioneer Film Corp.
Release date
  • November 1920 (1920-11) (US)[1]
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Place of Honeymoons is a 1920 silent American film written by Ida Harrison and directed by Kenean Buel. It stars Emily Stevens, Montagu Love, Frankie Mann and Joseph Selman.

Cast list

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  • Emily Stevens as Nora Harrigan
  • Frankie Mann as Celeste Furnier
  • Joseph Selman as Grand Duke Michael
  • Mabel Bardine as Flora Desimone
  • Herbert Evans as Herr Rosen
  • Montagu Love as Edward Courtlandt
  • Charles Coleman as Jimmie Harrigan
  • Edward Cullen as Donald Abbott
  • Harry Guy Carleton as Colonel Wester
  • Mlle. Nila Devi as "The Darling of Paris"
  • Anonia Petrucelli as Barone Galli
  • Mabel Whitcomb as Nora's mother

Production

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The production was filmed in Newton, Massachusetts at the Atlas Film Company studios. While ready for release earlier in the year, it was not distributed until November 1920 by Pioneer Films.[1]

Reception

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Moving Picture World did not give the film a good review. They felt the film's pace was slow and rambling, and the relationship between the two leads, Emily Stevens and Montagu Love, was never well developed. While they enjoyed Love's performance, the felt that Stevens was miscast and not carry off her role well.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Place of Honeymoons". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ ""The Place of Honeymoons"". Moving Picture World. November 6, 1920. p. 110. Retrieved September 3, 2021.Open access icon

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