| Three Weeks | |
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| Directed by | Alan Crosland |
| Written by | Carey Wilson Elinor Glyn |
| Based on | Three Weeks by Elinor Glyn |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John J. Mescall |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $314,728.05[1] |
| Box office | $477,553.28[1] |
Three Weeks is a 1924 American drama film directed by Alan Crosland. The movie is based on the 1907 novel of the same name by Elinor Glyn, and the title refers to the length of an affair by the Queen of Sardalia.[2] Formerly a lost film, the FIAF database indicates a print is preserved by Russia's Gosfilmofond.[3][4] That print formed the basis of a restoration by La Cineteca del Friuli.[5]
The novel had previously been made into the American film in 1914, directed by Perry N. Vekroff and starring Madlaine Traverse and George C. Pearce,[6] and in a 1917 Hungarian film titled Három hét that was directed by Márton Garas.[7] The 1924 production was the first to be authorized and supervised by Glyn, which was noted in advertising for the film.
- ^ a b "The Novelist as Hollywood Star: Author Royalties and Studio Income in the 1920s" by Vincent L. Barnett, Film History, Vol. 20, No. 3, Studio Systems (2008), pp. 281–293
- ^ New York Times Overview (plot)
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Three Weeks at silentera.com
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Three Weeks
- ^ [1] "MoMA film screening"
- ^ Internet Movie Database Overview of the 1914 version
- ^ Horak, Laura (2010). ""Would You Like to Sin With Elinor Glyn?" Film As a Vehicle of Sensual Education". Camera Obscura. 25 (2). Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press: 75–117. doi:10.1215/02705346-2010-003. ISSN 1529-1510. Retrieved September 14, 2020.