The Love Toy
| The Love Toy | |
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| Directed by | Erle C. Kenton |
| Written by | Charles Logue (story) |
| Produced by | Warner Brothers |
| Starring | Lowell Sherman Jane Winton |
| Cinematography | John J. Mescall |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Love Toy is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Lowell Sherman, Jane Winton, and Willard Louis. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.[1]
Lowell Sherman and Helene Costello were later married.
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[2] groom Peter Remsen, a man about town, races through the town and arrives an hour earlier than expected, finding his bride in the arms of another man. He tears up the marriage license and hires himself out to the European kingdom of Luzania to drown his remorse. There he becomes a general in the King Lavoris's army, getting His Majesty out of daily wars with Belgradia. After winning some of the daily wars, the King makes him his valet. He then saves Princess Patricia from the Prime Minister, who seeks to usurp the throne and entering into a forced marriage with the King's daughter. Peter then wins the affection of the Princess for himself.
Cast
[edit]- Lowell Sherman as Peter Remsen
- Jane Winton as The Bride
- Willard Louis as King Lavoris
- Gayne Whitman as Prime Minister
- Ethel Grey Terry as Queen Zita
- Helene Costello as Princess Patricia
- Maude George as Lady in Waiting
- Myrna Loy as Bit role (uncredited)
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of The Love Toy located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: The Love Toy
- ^ Campbell, William (March 13, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Love Toy", Motion Picture News, 33 (11), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1212, retrieved April 6, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Love Toy
- ^ "The Lost Films of Warner Brothers Pictures". www.silentsaregolden.com. Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
External links
[edit]- The Love Toy at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Lobby cards (archived)
- Lobby card
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