Janice Meredith (1924)
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- 2h 33min
- Drama, History
- 08 Dec 1924 (USA)
- Movie
It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of General Washington. Fields is a comic, drunken...
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| Marion Davies | ... |
Janice Meredith
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| Holbrook Blinn | ... |
Lord John Clowes
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| Harrison Ford | ... |
Charles Fownes
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| Macklyn Arbuckle | ... |
Squire Meredith
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Hattie Delaro | ... |
Mrs. Meredith
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| Olin Howland | ... |
Philemon Hennion
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| Spencer Charters | ... |
Squire Hennion
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May Vokes | ... |
Susie
(as Mae Vokes)
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Mildred Arden | ... |
Tabitha Larkin
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| Joseph Kilgour | ... |
George Washington
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| Douglas Stevenson | ... |
Sir Frederick Mobray
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| George Nash | ... |
Lord Howe
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| W.C. Fields | ... |
A British Sergeant
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| George Siegmann | ... |
Colonel Rahl
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| Helen Lee Worthing | ... |
Mrs. Loring
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| Tyrone Power Sr. | ... |
General Cornwallis
(as Tyrone Power)
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Princess Marie De Bourbon | ... |
Marie Antoinette
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| Lionel Adams | ... |
Thomas Jefferson
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Mrs. Macklyn Arbuckle | ... |
Martha Washington
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| Edwin Argus | ... |
Louis XVI
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| Lee Beggs | ... |
Benjamin Franklin
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George Cline | ... |
Trooper Heirich Bruner
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Harlan Knight | ... |
Theodore Larkin
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Nicolai Koesberg | ... |
Lafayette
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| Walter Law | ... |
General Charles Lee
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Isadore Marcil | ... |
Inn-Keeper
(as Isadore Marcel)
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| Ken Maynard | ... |
Paul Revere
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Burton McEvilly | ... |
Alexander Hamilton
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| Edgar Nelson | ... |
Tailor
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Wilfred Noy | ... |
Dr. Joseph Warren
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Colonel Patterson | ... |
Major Pitcairn
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Jerry Peterson | ... |
Cato
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Joe Raleigh | ... |
Arthur Lee
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Wilson Reynolds | ... |
Parson McClave
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Byron Russell | ... |
Captain. Parker
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Robert Thorne | ... |
Patrick Henry
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Keane Waters | ... |
Servant
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| Florence Turner | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Directed by
| E. Mason Hopper | ||
Written by
| Paul Leicester Ford | ... | (novel "Janice Meredith") |
| Lillie Hayward | ... | (adaptation and scenario) |
Produced by
| William Randolph Hearst | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Deems Taylor | ||
Editing by
| Walter Futter | ... | film editor (as Walter A. Futter) |
| J.W. McConaughty | ... | (edited by) (as J.W. McConaughy) |
Art Direction by
| Joseph Urban | ... | (settings by) |
| Everett Shinn | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Gretl Urban Thurlow | ... | (as Gretl Urban) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| E.J. Babille | ... | assistant director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| George Barnes | ... | first cameraman (uncredited) |
| Adam de Bueris | ... | second cameraman (uncredited) |
| Ira H. Morgan | ... | first cameraman (uncredited) |
| James B. Shackelford | ... | second cameraman (uncredited) |
| Harold Wenstrom | ... | second cameraman (uncredited) |
| Harry J. Wild | ... | second cameraman (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Victor Herbert | ... | composer: overture (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation (1924) (United States) (theatrical)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1924) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (retitled)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1926) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Ufa-Metro-Verleihbetriebe GmbH (Parufamet) (1926) (Germany) (theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of General Washington. Fields is a comic, drunken British sergeant.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Taglines | SHE HAD TO CHOOSE Every American girl would choose as she did, BUT- Would every American girl dare take the desperate chances Janice took? (Print Ad- Provo Daily Herald, ((Provo, Utah)) 18 February 1925) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Film debut of Ken Maynard. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001). See more » |