The Snob (1924 film)

The Snob is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Monta Bell. The film starred Norma Shearer and John Gilbert (prior to their stardom), together with Phyllis Haver, Conrad Nagel, and Hedda Hopper.[1] The film was written by Monta Bell, and was based on the novel The Snob: The Story of a Marriage by Helen Reimensnyder Martin.[2] The film is now considered lost.[3]

The Snob
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Directed by	Monta Bell
Written by	Monta Bell
Based on	The Snob: The Story of a Marriage by Helen Reimensnyder Martin
Starring	John Gilbert Norma Shearer Conrad Nagel
Cinematography	André Barlatier
Edited by	Ralph Lawson
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 19, 1924 (United States)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$100,000[1]

Plot

Two schoolteachers, married for love, are parted by the husband's obsessive desire for wealth and social position.

Cast

• John Gilbert as Eugene Curry
• Norma Shearer as Nancy Claxton
• Conrad Nagel as Herrick Appleton
• Phyllis Haver as Dorothy Rensheimer
• Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Leiter
• Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Curry
• Aileen Manning as Lottie
• Hazel Kennedy as Florence
• Gordon Sackville as Sherwood Claxton
• Roy Laidlaw as Doctor
• Nellie Bly Baker as Maid

References

1. Slide, Anthony (2005). Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-810-85016-8.
2. White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. R. R. Bowker. p. 737. ISBN 0-835-20440-5.
3. Jacobs, Lea (2008). The Decline of Sentiment: American Film in the 1920s. University of California Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-520-23701-8.

External links

• The Snob at IMDb
• The Snob at AllMovie
• Norma Shearer and John Gilbert in a sequence from the film
• Stills at normashearer.com