When the Clouds Roll By (1920)
Movie Info
This lively silent romantic comedy was the second film made by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for the new United Artists company. Much of the film is a satiric broadside aimed at the then-innovational field of psychiatry. Wealthy young bachelor Fairbanks allows a pompous head-shrinker to influence his romantic pursuit of Greenwich Village artist Katherine Williams. There's action, athletics and laughs aplenty, topped by a terrific climactic flood sequence. The film's highlight is Fairbanks'
Cast
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Frank Campeau
Mark Drake -
Kathleen Clifford
Lucette Bancroft -
Douglas Fairbanks
Daniel Boon Brown -
Herbert Grimwood
Dr. Metz -
Ralph Lewis
Curtis Brown -
Albert MacQuarrie
Hobson -
Daisy Robinson
Bobbie De Vere
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Uneven film has a brilliant dream sequence, with Fairbanks walking on walls and the ceiling.
Based on a scenario written by Fairbanks himself, it's a strange and surreal comedy...
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