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Grumpy

  • 1923
  • 1h
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May McAvoy, Conrad Nagel, and Theodore Roberts in Grumpy (1923)
Comedy

Andrew Bullivant, a retired lawyer known as "Grumpy" for his irascibility, calls on all his experience and powers of deduction to expose Chamberlin Jarvis as the thief of a valuable diamond ... Read allAndrew Bullivant, a retired lawyer known as "Grumpy" for his irascibility, calls on all his experience and powers of deduction to expose Chamberlin Jarvis as the thief of a valuable diamond being transported by Ernest Heron. A gardenia is the clue; and Virginia Bullivant, Ernest'... Read allAndrew Bullivant, a retired lawyer known as "Grumpy" for his irascibility, calls on all his experience and powers of deduction to expose Chamberlin Jarvis as the thief of a valuable diamond being transported by Ernest Heron. A gardenia is the clue; and Virginia Bullivant, Ernest's sweetheart, is Jarvis' unwitting dupe.

  • Director
    • William C. de Mille
  • Writers
    • Clara Beranger
    • Horace Hodges
    • Thomas Wigney Percyval
  • Stars
    • Theodore Roberts
    • May McAvoy
    • Conrad Nagel
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William C. de Mille
    • Writers
      • Clara Beranger
      • Horace Hodges
      • Thomas Wigney Percyval
    • Stars
      • Theodore Roberts
      • May McAvoy
      • Conrad Nagel
    • 1Critic review
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Theodore Roberts
    Theodore Roberts
    • Grumpy
    May McAvoy
    May McAvoy
    • Virginia Bullivant
    Conrad Nagel
    Conrad Nagel
    • Ernest Heron
    Casson Ferguson
    Casson Ferguson
    • Chamberlin Jarvis
    Bertram Johns
    • Keble
    Charles Ogle
    Charles Ogle
    • Ruddock
    Robert Bolder
    Robert Bolder
    • Dawson
    Charles K. French
    Charles K. French
    • Wolfe
    • (as Charles French)
    Bernice Frank
    • Susan
    Bertram Frank
    • Jarvis' Valet
    • Director
      • William C. de Mille
    • Writers
      • Clara Beranger
      • Horace Hodges
      • Thomas Wigney Percyval
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    • Trivia
      Based on the following Broadway production: Grumpy (1913). Written by Horace Hodges and Thomas Wigney Percyval. Directed by Thomas Wigney Percyval. Wallack's Theatre: 19 Nov 1913- Apr 1914 (closing date unknown/181 performances). Cast: Maud Andrew, Edward Combermere, Arthur Curtis, James Dale, Lena Halliday, John Harwood, Montagu Love, Cyril Maude, Margery Maude, Hunter Nesbitt, Lennox Pawle, Percival Young. Produced by Liebler & Co. Note: Filmed by Famous Players-Lasky (later known as Paramount Pictures) as Grumpy (1923).
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      Version of Grumpy (1930)

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1923 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ett hjärta av guld
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $213,400
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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