Beggar on Horseback (film)

Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback
	Film still
Directed by	James Cruze
Screenplay by	Walter Woods
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky; Adolph Zukor
Starring	Edward Everett Horton; Esther Ralston; Erwin Connelly; Gertrude Short; Ethel Wales; Theodore Kosloff; Betty Compson
Cinematography	Karl Brown
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 24, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Beggar on Horseback is 1925 American surreal silent comedy film based upon the 1924 play written by Marc Connelly and George S. Kaufman. It was adapted for the screen by Walter Woods and directed by James Cruze. It stars Edward Everett Horton, Esther Ralston, Erwin Connelly, Gertrude Short, Ethel Wales, Theodore Kosloff, and Betty Compson. It was released on August 24, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] a young idealistic jazz composer is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and feels that he cannot continue a relationship with a sympathetic young woman because of a lack of funds. He is considering marrying a rich young woman who worships jazz, and falls asleep and dreams a horrible nightmare of his life as her husband. In this fantasy dream, he kills those who oppress him. He awakens and comes to appreciate the sympathetic young woman and seeks happiness with her. His publishers award him with royalties for his music compositions.

Cast

Edward Everett Horton as Neil McRae
Esther Ralston as Cynthia Mason
Erwin Connelly as Mr. Cady
Gertrude Short as Gladys Cady
Ethel Wales as Mrs. Cady
Theodore Kosloff as Prince in Pantomime
Betty Compson as Princess in Pantomime
James Mason as Homer Cady
Frederick Sullivan as Dr. Rice

Preservation

The film survives in the Library of Congress collection but is incomplete.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Movie Review - Beggar on Horseback - THE SCREEN; The Composer's Nightmare. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
^ "Beggar on Horseback". afi.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
^ "New Pictures: Beggar on Horseback", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (03), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 50, July 11, 1925, retrieved June 11, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 13, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Beggar on Horseback

External links

Beggar on Horseback at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] "Movie Review - Beggar on Horseback - THE SCREEN; The Composer's Nightmare. - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

[2] "Beggar on Horseback". afi.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

[3] "New Pictures: Beggar on Horseback", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (03), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 50, July 11, 1925, retrieved June 11, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 13, c.1978 by The American Film Institute

[5] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Beggar on Horseback

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v t e Films directed by James Cruze
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1920s	Terror Island (1920) Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920) The Sins of St. Anthony (1920) What Happened to Jones (1920) Food for Scandal (1920) A Full House (1920) Always Audacious (1920) The Charm School (1921) The Dollar-a-Year Man (1921) Gasoline Gus (1921) Crazy to Marry (1921) One Glorious Day (1922) Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922) The Fast Freight (1922) The Dictator (1922) The Old Homestead (1922) Thirty Days (1922) The Covered Wagon (1923) Hollywood (1923) Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) To the Ladies (1923) Leap Year (1924) filmed 1921 The Fighting Coward (1924) The Enemy Sex (1924) Merton of the Movies (1924) The City That Never Sleeps (1924) The Garden of Weeds (1924) The Goose Hangs High (1925) Waking Up the Town (1925) Welcome Home (1925) Beggar on Horseback (1925) Marry Me (1925) The Pony Express (1925) Mannequin (1926) Old Ironsides (1926) The Waiter from the Ritz (1926) never completed or released We're All Gamblers (1927) The City Gone Wild (1927) On to Reno (1928) The Mating Call (1928) The Red Mark (1928) Excess Baggage (1928) The Duke Steps Out (1929) A Man's Man (1929) The Great Gabbo (1929)
1930s	Once a Gentleman (1930) She Got What She Wanted (1930) Salvation Nell (1931) Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) If I Had a Million (segment "Death Cell", 1932) Racetrack (1933) Sailor Be Good (1933) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Mr. Skitch (1933) David Harum (1934) Their Big Moment (1934) Helldorado (1934) Two-Fisted (1935) Sutter's Gold (1936) The Wrong Road (1937) Prison Nurse (1938) Gangs of New York (1938) Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

v t e George S. Kaufman
Plays and musicals	Some One in the House (1918) Dulcy (1921) To the Ladies (1922) The '49ers (1922) Merton of the Movies (1922) Helen of Troy, New York (1923) The Deep Tangled Wildwood (1923) Beggar on Horseback (1924) Be Yourself (1924) Minick (1924) The Butter and Egg Man (1925) The Cocoanuts (1925) The Good Fellow (1926) The Royal Family (1927) Animal Crackers (1928) June Moon (1929) The Channel Road (1929) Once in a Lifetime (1930) The Band Wagon (1931) Of Thee I Sing (1931) Dinner at Eight (1932) Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933) The Dark Tower (1933) Merrily We Roll Along (1934) First Lady (1935) Stage Door (1936) You Can't Take It with You (1936) I'd Rather Be Right (1937) The Fabulous Invalid (1938) The American Way (1939) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939) George Washington Slept Here (1940) The Land Is Bright (1941) The Late George Apley (1944) Seven Lively Arts (1944) Hollywood Pinafore (1945) Bravo! (1948) The Small Hours (1951) Fancy Meeting You Again (1952) The Solid Gold Cadillac (1953) Silk Stockings (1955)
Musicals based on his plays	Sherry! (1967) Merrily We Roll Along (1981)
Films	Someone Must Pay (1919) Someone in the House (1920) Dulcy (1923) To the Ladies (1923) Merton of the Movies (1924) Welcome Home (1925) Beggar on Horseback (1925) The Butter and Egg Man (1928) The Cocoanuts (1929) Not So Dumb (1930) Animal Crackers (1930) The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) June Moon (1931) The Expert (1932) The Tenderfoot (1932) Make Me a Star (1932) Once in a Lifetime (1932) Dinner at Eight (1933) Roman Scandals (1933) The Man with Two Faces (1934) You Can't Take It with You (1938) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
Films as a director	The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)