Old Loves and New

Summary

Old Loves and New is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur in one of his final American films.

Old Loves and New
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Directed byMaurice Tourneur
Written byMarion Fairfax (adaption)
Based onThe Desert Healer
by Edith Maude Hull
Produced bySam E. Rork
CinematographyHenry Cronjager
Edited byPatricia Rooney
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • April 11, 1926 (1926-04-11)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The setting and story are completely typical of the desert-romance genre novelist Edith Maude Hull invented and specialized in. This film is now lost.[1][2][3]

Plot edit

The virtuous Lord Carew and the good-for-nothing Lord Geradine compete for the attentions of the virtuous Marny and the good-for-nothing Lady Carew, all set in the exotic desert sands of Algeria.

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References edit

  1. ^ Old Wives and New at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures 1926
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Old Loves and New

External links edit

  • Old Loves and New at IMDb  
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
  • Turner Classic Movies page
  • Still with Barbara Bedford at gettyimages.com