Down on the Farm (1920 film)
Down on the Farm is a 1920 silent film feature-length rural comedy produced by Mack Sennett, starring Louise Fazenda and featuring Harry Gribbon, James Finlayson and Billy Armstrong.[1][2]
| Down on the Farm | |
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| Directed by | Erle C. Kenton Ray Grey F. Richard Jones |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Written by | Ray Grey Raymond Griffith Mack Sennett |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Perry Evans |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | April 25, 1920 |
Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
It was premiered at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, California on 28–30 December 1919,[3][4] and its national release opening was at the Strand theatre in Fort Wayne, Indiana on 4 April 1920.[5]
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Still from the film
Copies survive at both the Library of Congress and reputedly Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive.[6]
Cast
- Louise Fazenda - Louise, The Farmer's Daughter
- Harry Gribbon - The Rustic Sweetheart
- Bert Roach - Roach, The Farmer
- James Finlayson - The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
- Billy Armstrong - The Man of Mystery
- Don Marion - The Baby(*billed John Henry, Jr.)
- Marie Prevost - The Faithful Wife
- Ben Turpin - The Faithful Wife's Husband
- Dave Anderson - Grocery Man
- Joseph Belmont - The Minister
- Eddie Gribbon - Banker's Henchman
- Kalla Pasha - Mailman
- Fanny Kelly - Gossipy Villager
- Sybil Seely - Maid of Honor (*billed Sibye Trevilla)
uncredited
- Jane Allen
- Thelma Bates
- Pepper The Cat - Herself
- Teddy The Dog - Himself
- Elva Diltz
- Frank Earle
- Virginia Fox
- George Gray
- Harriet Hammond - Herself, Prologue
- Phyllis Haver - Herself, Prologue
- Mildred June
- Patrick Kelly - Villager
- Larry Lyndon - Villager
- Kathryn McGuire - Villager
- John Rand - Villager
- Eva Thatcher - Villager
References
- The American film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- Progressive Silent Film List: Down on the Farm at silentera.com
- "First Showing in the Entire World 'Down on the Farm'". Santa Ana Daily Evening Register. 27 December 1919. p. 3.
- "Throngs Crowd Theater for Big Bill". Santa Ana Register. 29 December 1919. p. 5.
- "Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette". 4 April 1920. p. 3 (Section 4).
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c. 1978
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