The Great Love (1925 film)

The Great Love
Still with Chester Conklin and Norma the elephant
Directed byMarshall Neilan
Written byBenjamin Glazer and Marshall Neilan
StarringRobert Agnew
Viola Dana
ZaSu Pitts
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 27, 1925 (1925-12-27)
Running time
1 hour
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Great Love is a lost 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan based upon his own story, scripted by Benjamin Glazer. The film stars Robert Agnew, Viola Dana, and ZaSu Pitts.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Dr. Lawrence Tibbits, a struggling young doctor in a rural community, gets a big fee for curing Norma, a circus elephant who was injured in a fire. Later Norma causes him considerable trouble, as she constantly breaks loose and seeks her benefactor, destroying property en route. Tibbits' rival for the love of Minette Bunker kidnaps the latter. Tibbits goes to her rescue, aided by Norma and an army of Boy Scouts. When his automobile runs out of fuel, Tibbits rides Nora to the shack where Minette is being held. Minette is saved and all ends happily.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Great Love located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.[4]

References

  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Great Love at silentera.com
  2. ^ Pardy, George T. (March 20, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Great Love", Motion Picture News, 33 (12), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1303, retrieved April 9, 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Great Love
  4. ^ List of lost MGM films at nitrateville.com
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