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One Glorious Day (1922)

One Glorious Day poster
Directed by
James Cruze
Genre
fantasy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets a day where things go his way by magical means. This silent comedy follows his unusual adventures.

whimsicalcomediclightheartedfantasticalold-fashionedplayfulunexpected

What happens

One Glorious Day is a 1922 American silent fantasy comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Barry Barringer and Walter Woods. The film stars Will Rogers, Lila Lee, Alan Hale, Sr., Johnny Fox, George Nichols, and Emily Rait. It was released on January 29, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. Working titles included Ek, A Fighting Soul and Souls Before Birth. Forrest J. Ackerman, the publisher of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, credited this film as being the one that "created his lifelong interest in science fiction and horror". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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