Young April

Young April
	Lobby card
Directed by	Donald Crisp
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Jeanie MacPherson ; Douglas Z. Doty
Based on	Young April (novel); by Egerton Castle[1][2]
Starring	Bessie Love; Joseph Schildkraut; Rudolph Schildkraut
Cinematography	J. Peverell Marley
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	October 11, 1926 (U.S.);
Running time	7 reels; 6,858 feet[3]
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Young April is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Donald Crisp, and starring Bessie Love, Joseph Schildkraut, and Rudolph Schildkraut. The film was produced by Cecil B. DeMille and distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation. The film has survived and has been released on home video.[4]

Plot

Prince Caryl of Belgravia (Joseph Schildkraut) is to be married to Archduchess Victoria (Love), whom he has never met. He rebels by stealing the royal crown and going to Paris to pawn it and enjoy the money. Victoria, who has been raised an orphan in America, is told of her title and upcoming wedding, and goes to Paris for a final week of freedom and a shopping spree. While in Paris, she buys the royal crown and meets—and falls in love with—Caryl, each not knowing the other's royal identity.

Caryl's unethical brother Prince Michael (Washburn) comes to Paris, and prevents Victoria from revealing her identity to Caryl, who renounces his title to be with her. Michael kidnaps Victoria, but Caryl rescues her via an elaborate change involving carriages, cars, and airplanes.[2][3][5]

Cast

Joseph Schildkraut as Prince Caryl
Rudolph Schildkraut as King Stefan
Bessie Love as Archduchess Victoria
Bryant Washburn Prince Michael
Clarence Geldart as Krutchki
Alan Brooks as Jerry Lanningan
Dot Farley as Maggie
Carrie Daumery as Countess Morne
Joseph Belmont (billed as Baldy Beldmont) as Hans or Ivan[3]
Jeanette Loff as Extra (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson as Flower vendor (uncredited)

Release and reception

Young April had its New York premiere at the Hippodrome.[3] The film, particularly the production, received positive reviews.[5]

References

Castle, Egerton (1899). Young April. New York: Macmillan Co. OCLC 640013605.
Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. p. 933. OCLC 664500075.
Sewell, C.S. (September 11, 1926). "'Young April'—Prod. Dist. Corp". Moving Picture World. p. 112.
Bennett, Carl (October 7, 2012). "Progressive Silent Film List: Young April". Silent Era.
"Class 8—Dramas". Descriptive Catalogue of Kodascope Library Motion Pictures. New York: Kodascope Libraries. 1932. pp. 203–4.

External links

Young April on IMDb
Young April at AllMovie
Young April at the American Film Institute Catalog
Young April at the TCM Movie Database
Young April at the British Film Institute
Lobby cards
Stills and review at moviessilently.com

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[1] Castle, Egerton (1899). Young April. New York: Macmillan Co. OCLC 640013605.

[aficat-2] Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. p. 933. OCLC 664500075.

[movpicwor82movi-3] Sewell, C.S. (September 11, 1926). "'Young April'—Prod. Dist. Corp". Moving Picture World. p. 112.

[4] Bennett, Carl (October 7, 2012). "Progressive Silent Film List: Young April". Silent Era.

[descriptivecatal05koda-5] "Class 8—Dramas". Descriptive Catalogue of Kodascope Library Motion Pictures. New York: Kodascope Libraries. 1932. pp. 203–4.