The Nut (1921 film)

The Nut
Movie poster
Directed byTheodore Reed
Written byKenneth Davenport (story)
Douglas Fairbanks (writer)
William Parker (writer)
Lotta Woods (writer)
Produced byDouglas Fairbanks (producer)
StarringSee below
CinematographyWilliam C. McGann
Harris Thorpe
Charles Warrington
Production
company
Douglas Fairbanks Pictures
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • March 6, 1921 (1921-03-06) (U.S.)
Running time
6 reels; 74 minutes (USA)
65 minutes (DVD)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
The Nut

The Nut is a 1921 American silent film comedy directed by Theodore Reed.[1]

Fairbanks biographer Jeffrey Vance writes, "Admittedly a minor work, The Nut is frequently dismissed in critical assessments of Fairbanks's career. This is unfortunate, for it contains some fascinating sequences and reveals much about the actor-producer's state of mind at the time it was made."[2] Vance also notes, "The picture is like a chaotic funhouse, filled with magical masquerades, illusions, and gimmicks of great momentary amusement."[3]

  1. ^ The Nut at the silentera.com database
  2. ^ Vance, Jeffrey. Douglas Fairbanks. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2008, 86.
  3. ^ Vance, Jeffrey. Douglas Fairbanks. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2008, 89.