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Grit (film)

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Grit
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Directed byFrank Tuttle
Written byJames Ashmore Creelman
Based on"Grit"
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Produced byFred Waller
StarringGlenn Hunter
Clara Bow
Roland Young
CinematographyFred Waller
Production
company
Film Guild Productions
Distributed byHodkinson Distribution
Release date
  • January 7, 1924 (1924-01-07)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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

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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

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Preservation

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

Censorship

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

References

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  1. ^ Munden p. 317.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. Public Domain 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.

Bibliography

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