| Humoresque | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Humoresque_(1920)_-_Ad_2.jpg) Advertisement for the film, 1920 | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by | William LeBaron Frances Marion |
| Story by | Fannie Hurst |
| Based on | Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It 1919 story in Cosmopolitan by Fannie Hurst |
| Produced by | William Randolph Hearst (uncredited) |
| Starring | Gaston Glass Vera Gordon Bobby Connelly Alma Rubens |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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Humoresque is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions, released by Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures, and was directed by Frank Borzage from a 1919 short story by Fannie Hurst and script or scenario by Frances Marion. It follows the childhood and going to war of an immigrant family Lower East Side violinist.
This film was the first film to win the Photoplay Medal of Honor, a precursor of the Academy Award for Best Picture.[2]
In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3][4][5]
- ^ "Humoresque". YouTube. 1920. Film preserved by the UCLA Film, Television & Radio Archives.
- ^ "Photoplay Awards, Awards for 1920, Medal of Honor Winner". IMDb.
- ^ Mike Barnes (December 16, 2015). "'Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' Enter National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "2015 National Film Registry: "Ghostbusters" Gets the Call". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 2, 2020.