Grit (film)

Grit
Grit
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Directed by	Frank Tuttle
Written by	James Ashmore Creelman
Based on	"Grit"; by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Produced by	Fred Waller
Starring	Glenn Hunter; Clara Bow; Roland Young
Cinematography	Fred Waller
Production; company	Film Guild Productions
Distributed by	Hodkinson Distribution
Release date	January 7, 1924;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Grit is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Glenn Hunter, Clara Bow, and Roland Young.^[1]^[2] It is based upon a screen story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] after his father, a reformed gunman, was killed by the gang, Kid Hart is born with fear in his heart, and brought up in the gang. Inspired by his love of Orchid McGonigle, another gang member determined to reform, Kid overcomes his fear at the crucial moment, saves the day, and then marries the young woman.

Cast

Glenn Hunter as Kid Hart
Dore Davidson as Pop Finkle
Clara Bow as Orchid McGonigle
Osgood Perkins as Boris Giovanni Smith
Roland Young as Houdini Hart
Townsend Martin as Flashy Joe
Helenka Adamowska as Annie Hart
Martin Borden as Bennie Finkle
Joseph Depew as Tony O'Cohen

Preservation

With no copies of Grit located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.^[2]

Censorship

Grit, with its crime drama plot, was banned by the British Board of Film Censors for an undisclosed reason in 1925.^[2]^[6]

References

^ Munden p. 317.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Progressive Silent Film List: Grit at silentera.com
^ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Ledger, 1919–1938, p. 103. Matthew J. & Arlyn Bruccoli Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina
^ Schrank, Joseph (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Grit". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 22. Retrieved June 9, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Grit
^ "British Board of Film Classification database entry for Grit". BBC Online. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

Grit at IMDb

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[1] Munden p. 317.

[SilentEra-2] Progressive Silent Film List: Grit at silentera.com

[3] F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Ledger, 1919–1938, p. 103. Matthew J. & Arlyn Bruccoli Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina

[4] Schrank, Joseph (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Grit". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 22. Retrieved June 9, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Grit

[6] "British Board of Film Classification database entry for Grit". BBC Online. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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