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The Primitive Lover

  • 19221922
  • 1h 8m
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6.9/10
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Harrison Ford, Kenneth Harlan, and Constance Talmadge in The Primitive Lover (1922)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
A free-spirited girl is caught between her love for her husband and her attraction to a handsome adventurer.A free-spirited girl is caught between her love for her husband and her attraction to a handsome adventurer.A free-spirited girl is caught between her love for her husband and her attraction to a handsome adventurer.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
116
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  • Director
    • Sidney Franklin
  • Writers
    • Frances Marion
    • Edgar Selwyn(play "The Divorcee")
  • Stars
    • Constance Talmadge
    • Harrison Ford
    • Kenneth Harlan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sidney Franklin
  • Writers
    • Frances Marion
    • Edgar Selwyn(play "The Divorcee")
  • Stars
    • Constance Talmadge
    • Harrison Ford
    • Kenneth Harlan
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Harrison Ford and Constance Talmadge in The Primitive Lover (1922)
    The Primitive Lover (1922)
    The Primitive Lover (1922)
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    Constance Talmadge
    Constance Talmadge
    • Phyllis Tomleyas Phyllis Tomley
    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Hector Tomleyas Hector Tomley
    Kenneth Harlan
    Kenneth Harlan
    • Donald Walesas Donald Wales
    Joe Roberts
    Joe Roberts
    • 'Roaring' Bill Riversas 'Roaring' Bill Rivers
    Charles Stevens
    Charles Stevens
    • Pedroas Pedro
    George C. Pearce
    George C. Pearce
    • Judge Henseedas Judge Henseed
    • (as George Pierce)
    Chief John Big Tree
    Chief John Big Tree
    • Chief Johnny Bluebottleas Chief Johnny Bluebottle
    Mathilde Brundage
    • Mrs. Grahamas Mrs. Graham
    • (as Mrs.Brundage)
    Frederick Vroom
    • Mr. Grahamas Mr. Graham
    Clyde Benson
    • Attorneyas Attorney
    • (uncredited)
    Snitz Edwards
    Snitz Edwards
    • Little Husbandas Little Husband
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Pina
    • Indian Herderas Indian Herder
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney Franklin
    • Writers
      • Frances Marion
      • Edgar Selwyn(play "The Divorcee")
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    Storyline

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    A free-spirited girl is caught between her love for her husband and her attraction to a handsome adventurer.
    • reno nevada
    • novelist
    • based on play
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    • Taglines
      • You are never too old to learn and never so young but what you can use old ideas. (Print Ad- The Record-News, ((Smith's Falls, P.O.)) 15 March 1923)
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
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    Funny Constance Talmadge
    Talmadge stars as a young woman who reads romance novels and thinks her marriage dull. Film starts with a fake "castaways" scene as the hero sacrifices himself so the married couple can have enough food and water. Talmadge compares this tripe to her dull husband (Harrison Ford) and moons over the romance author who is believed to be dead in the jungle. Of course that was a publicity hoax, so Talmadge decides to get a quickie divorce and marry the author (Kenneth Harlan). The sap husband decides that if the wife want a "primitive lover," then he'll show her. He kidnaps the couple in Reno and takes them into the mountain wilderness where he shows up the preening author as a phony. Of course Ford has a local Indian helping him hunt and make fires and such. Sort of an early Romancing the Stone, The Primitive Lover is fun and shows why Talmadge was a superstar of her time. Ford also comes off well as the loving husband. Joe Roberts is funny as the big trail boss who uses Talmadge's pancakes as a bullet-proof vest, and Snitz Edwards is in the courtroom scene as the husband. Good fun with nice organ score.
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    • drednm
    • May 28, 2005

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1922 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kärlek måste man ha
    • Production company
      • Constance Talmadge Film Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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