Forget Me Not (1922 film)

Forget Me Not
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Produced by Louis Burston
Written by Henry Roberts Symonds (story)
John B. Clymer (adaptation)
Starring Bessie Love
Gareth Hughes
Cinematography Arthur L. Todd
Distributed by Metro Pictures
Release date
  • July 23, 1922 (1922-07-23)
Running time
 7 reels
Language Silent (English intertitles)
Scene from the film with Bessie Love and Otto Lederer

Forget Me Not is a 1922 American silent melodrama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and distributed by Metro Pictures. The film starred Bessie Love and Gareth Hughes. It is considered a lost film.[1][2][3]

Plot

Ann (Love) and Jimmy (Hughes) are orphans.[4]

Cast

Production

In preparation for her role, Love lived at an orphanage for two weeks.[5]

Reception

The film received positive reviews. According to The Evening Mail, the film "is a fine, clean, beautiful picture… told with such depth of understanding and with entire lack of artificiality that it strikes its note of appeal as few films that have… It is blessed with a cast that could not be improved upon." The Daily News said, "Few who see this little screen drama will not soon forget its sweetness and charm."[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921–30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. ↑ "Forget-Me-Not". Lcweb2.loc.gov. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Forget Me Not". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. June 9, 1923. p. 19.
  5. ↑ "At the Theatres". Ellensburg Daily Record. February 17, 1923. p. 5.
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