My Old Dutch (1926 film)
My Old Dutch is a 1926 silent film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring May McAvoy and Pat O'Malley. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Trimble had directed a 1915 British version of My Old Dutch that was also released by Universal.[1]
| My Old Dutch | |
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| Directed by | Laurence Trimble |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Written by | Laurence Trimble |
| Based on | the play My Old Dutch by Albert Chevalier and Arthur Shirley and the song My Old Dutch by Chevalier |
| Starring | May McAvoy Pat O'Malley |
| Cinematography | Edward Gheller |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | May 23, 1926 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent, English titles |
Cast
- May McAvoy as Sal Gratton[1]
- Pat O'Malley as Joe Brown[1]
- Cullen Landis as Herbert Brown[1]
- Jean Hersholt as 'Erb 'Uggins[1]
- Agnes Steele as Mrs. Shudd[1]
- Patsy O'Byrne as Mrs. Smiff[1]
- Edgar Kennedy as Bill Sproat[1]
- Frank Hall Crane as James Vrayford[1]
- Rolfe Sedan as Al[1]
- Violet Kane as Mary Avenell, age 3[1]
- Kathleen O'Malley as Herbert Brown, infant[1]
- Sheila O'Malley as Herbert Brown, age 3[1]
- Newton Hall as Herbert Brown, age 12[1]
- Zama Zameria as Mrs. Avenell[1]
- Jane Winton as Lady Diana Crowes[1]
- George Siegmann as Workhouse superintendent[1]
Production
Director Laurence Trimble initiated a remake of his own 1915 British version of My Old Dutch to feature its star, Florence Turner. Actor James Morrison remembered Trimble telling him that Turner wished to get back into films, and asking him to help in a screen test that he could show to Universal Pictures. "He got a little company together—the people who were in it worked for nothing, because we loved Flotie—and we did scenes from My Old Dutch," Morrison recalled. Universal approved the project but cast May McAvoy, not Turner, in the starring role.[2]:39
Preservation
A print of the film is held by Indiana University.[3]
References
- "My Old Dutch". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- Slide, Anthony (1976). The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810809673.
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:My Old Dutch
