Breaking Into Society
| Breaking Into Society | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hunt Stromberg |
| Written by | Hunt Stromberg |
| Produced by | Hunt Stromberg |
| Starring | Carrie Clark Ward Bull Montana Kalla Pasha |
| Cinematography | Irving Reis |
Production company | Hunt Stromberg Productions |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Breaking Into Society is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Hunt Stromberg and starring Carrie Clark Ward, Bull Montana, and Kalla Pasha.[1]
Plot
[edit | edit source]As described in a film magazine review,[2] the O'Toole's of Tin Can Alley inherit a great fortune. Determined to achieve a position in society, they settle Pasadena and entertain there in a lavish scale. However, their manners and disposition to rush matters get them into various scrapes. The final touch comes when a boxer and his bride from Chatham Square, an old pal of Tim O'Toole from the Alley days, without waiting for an invitation, pays the family a visit. A lurid time results, as stories of former fights are related and profusely illustrated, and all table rules are ruthlessly smashed. Finally, the horrified guests make a hasty getaway.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Carrie Clark Ward as Mrs. Pat O'Toole
- Bull Montana as Tim O'Toole
- Kalla Pasha as Pat O'Toole
- Francis Trebaol as Marty O'Toole
- Florence Gilbert as Yvonne
- Leo White as A Barber
- Tiny Sandford as A Chiropractor
- Stanhope Wheatcroft as Wealthy Man
- Charles Reisner as Pittsburgh Kid
- Gertrude Short as Sally
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of American films of 1923
- Social mobility
- List of lost films
- Cinema of the United States
- Satire (film and television)
Preservation
[edit | edit source]With no prints of Breaking Into Society located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Munden p. 83
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- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Breaking Into Society
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Breaking Into Society at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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