Beggar on Horseback (1925)
- Directed by
- James Cruze
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A struggling composer is pressured by his fiancée to work for her wealthy family. He has a strange dream that shows him the emptiness of a life focused on money.
surrealwhimsicalsatiricallightheartedfast-paceddreamlikecampyplayful
What happens
Beggar on Horseback is 1925 American surreal silent comedy film based upon the 1924 play Beggar on Horseback 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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