Old Loves and New
1926 film by Maurice Tourneur
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Old Loves and New is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur in one of his final American films.
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | Marion Fairfax (adaptation) |
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| Produced by | Sam E. Rork |
| Cinematography | Henry Cronjager |
| Edited by | Patricia Rooney |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The setting and story are completely typical of the desert-romance genre novelist Edith Maude Hull invented and specialized in. This film is now lost.[1][2][3]
Plot
The virtuous Lord Carew and the good-for-nothing Lord Geradine compete for the attentions of the virtuous Marny and the good-for-nothing Lady Carew, all set in the exotic desert sands of Algeria.
Cast
- Lewis Stone as Gervas / Lord Carew
- Barbara Bedford as Marny / Lady Carew
- Walter Pidgeon as Clyde / Lord Geradine
- Katherine MacDonald as Elinor Carew / Lady Geraldine
- Tully Marshall as Hosein
- Ann Rork as Kitty
- Albert Conti as Dr. Chalmers
- Jackie Hoff as Little Boy (uncredited)