Bonnie May
1920 silent film by Ida May Park
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Bonnie May is a lost[6] silent 1920 American comedy-drama[7] film based on the 1916 novel by Louis Dodge.[8][9] It was directed by Ida May Park and Joseph De Grasse[10] and starred Bessie Love. It was produced by Andrew J. Callaghan Productions[2] and distributed by Federated Film Exchanges of America, Inc.[3]
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by Louis Dodge
- Bessie Love
- Charles Gordon
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| Based on | Bonnie May (novel) by Louis Dodge |
| Produced by | Andrew J. Callaghan |
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| Cinematography | Sam Landers[1] |
Production companies | Andrew J. Callaghan Productions, Inc.[2] |
| Distributed by | Federated Film Exchanges of America, Inc.[3] |
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Running time | 5 reels[4] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $75,000[5] |
Plot
An orphaned girl (Love) grows up in the theater. She becomes smarter and stronger, and never loses her optimism.[11]
Cast
- Bessie Love[12]
- Charles Gordon
- William Herbert Bainbridge
- Lon Poff
- Miss DuPont[1]
Release
As this was Bessie Love's first film with Film Exchanges of America, Inc., it was very heavily promoted. A thirty-eight page press book was created, as well as special souvenir mirrors.[13]
On its release, it was shown with The Son of Tarzan; Mystic Mush, a Hank Mann comedy; and a Mutt and Jeff cartoon.[7]
After its release, producer Andrew J. Callaghan sued Federated Film Exchanges, saying that the distributor had not paid the full amount to distribute this film, The Midlanders, and Penny of Top Hill Trail.[5]
