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Genre
  
Comedy, Mystery

Duration
  

Language
  
Silent

Director
  
Lloyd Ingraham

Producer
  
H.J. Reynolds

Country
  
United States

At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern At the Sign of the Jack OLantern Wikipedia


Release date
  
January 1922

Based on
  
At the Sign of the Jack OLantern (novel) by Myrtle Reed

Writer
  
Myrtle Reed (novel), Lloyd Ingraham (adaptation), David Kirkland (adaptation)

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Story by
  
Myrtle Reed, Lloyd Ingraham, David Kirkland

Genres
  
Comedy, Silent film, Drama film, Mystery

Cast
  
Betty Ross Clarke
(Mrs Carr),
Victor Potel
(The Poet),
Carrie Clark Ward
(Mrs Dodd),
Wade Boteler
(Dick),
William Courtright
(Uncle Skyles)

At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern is a 1922 American comedy-drama silent film based on the eponymous novel by Myrtle Reed. The film was directed by Lloyd Ingraham, who co-wrote the film adaption with David Kirkland. It stars Betty Ross Clarke, Earl Schenck and Wade Boteler. The film is lost.

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Synopsis

Harlan Carr is left $600 and a country home in New England by his uncle's will. The will provides that a future legacy will come to him if he entertains a number of guests, all married relations of the uncle. Carr and his wife take up residence in the home, where all kinds of ghostly events take place. After the arrival of the guests, they quickly make life miserable for the couple, who tolerate them and their unpleasantness for fear of losing the legacy. At last Harlan loses all patience and orders them from the house. Then, unexpectedly, the family lawyer informs the Carrs that having done exactly as their uncle wished, they will be rewarded with the remainder of their uncle's money.

Cast

  • Betty Ross Clarke as Mrs. Carr
  • Earl Schenck as Harlan Carr
  • Wade Boteler as Dick
  • Victor Potel as The poet
  • Clara Clark Ward as Mrs. Dodd
  • Monte Collins as Jeremiah Bradford
  • William Courtright as Uncle Skyles
  • Mrs. Raymond Hatton as Mrs. Holmes
  • Newton Hall as Willie
  • Zella Ingraham as Elaine

    • Reviews and reception

    A review in Moving Picture World from January 1922, said that Ingraham "has given the screen an entertaining production". The review gave positive reviews for the acting, noting that it "goes a long way toward lending plausibility to a number of events which are somewhat amazing, but which, nevertheless, are not too far fetched to seem possible". A review in The Film Daily from 1922, said the story was "built up with much detail and some amusing comedy...but lacks plot and drama". The review was positive about the direction of Ingraham, stating that he "keeps things moving and handles players well".

    References

    At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern Wikipedia
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    At the Sign of the Jack OLantern IMDb