New Toys

1925 film

New Toys

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Directed by| John S. Robertson
Screenplay by| Josephine Lovett
Agnes Smith
Based on|

New Toys

* Oscar Hammerstein II
* Milton Herbert Gropper

Starring| Richard Barthelmess
Mary Hay
Katherine Wilson
Clifton Webb
Cinematography| Roy Overbaugh
Edited by| William Hamilton

Production
company

Inspiration Pictures

Distributed by| First National Pictures

Release date

* March 1, 1925 (1925-03-01)

Running time

| 80 minutes
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

New Toys is a 1925 American comedy film directed by John S. Robertson and written by Josephine Lovett and Agnes Smith. It is based on the 1924 play New Toys by Oscar Hammerstein II and Milton Herbert Gropper. The film stars Richard Barthelmess, Mary Hay, Katherine Wilson, Clifton Webb, Francis Conlon, and Bijou Fernandez. The film was released on March 1, 1925, by First National Pictures.[1][2][3][4]

## Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[5] Will Webb accepts tickets to an amateur performance from his fiancee, Natalie, as she sails for Europe, and there he meets and falls in love with Mary Lane. He marries her. They live in a Harlem flat and have a baby. Natalie returns, still considering that Will belongs to her. She visits them, throwing Will into terror and arousing Mary’s jealousy. Natalie tries to win Will back, and Mary accepts Tom awrence’s suggestion that she should have a career for herself on the stage. The premiere is a complete flop due to a trip and the antics of her false nose. Will fears Mary has killed herself. He escapes from Natalie and finds Mary still in her dressing room at the theatre. They are reconciled.

## Cast

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* Richard Barthelmess as Will Webb
* Mary Hay as Mary Lane
* Katherine Wilson as Natalie Woods
* Clifton Webb as Tom Lawrence
* Francis Conlon as Sam Clark
* Bijou Fernandez as Mrs. Lane
* Tammany Young as Doorman
* Pat O'Connor as Will Webb Jr.
* Jules Jordan as Blumberg
* Jacob Kingsbury as Blutz
* Laura Lacillade

## Preservation

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With no prints of New Toys located in any film archives,[6] it is a lost film.

## References

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1. ^ "New Toys (1925) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
2. ^ Janiss Garza. "New Toys (1925) - John S. Robertson". AllMovie. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
3. ^ "New Toys". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: New Toys at silentera.com
5. ^ "New Pictures: New Toys", Exhibitors Herald, 20 (9): 52, February 21, 1925, retrieved December 1, 2021
6. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: New Toys

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Toys.

* New Toys at IMDb
* Lobby card at Getty Images

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