Believe Me, Xantippe
1918 film by Donald Crisp
- June 2, 1918 (1918-06-02)
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Believe Me, Xantippe is a lost[1] 1918 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Jesse Lasky for release through Paramount Pictures.[2] The film was directed by actor/director Donald Crisp and stars Wallace Reid and Ann Little. The film is based on a 1913 William A. Brady-produced play Believe Me Xantippe by John Frederick Ballard, which on the Broadway stage had starred John Barrymore.[3][4]
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[5] George MacFarland (Reid) makes a bet with two of his friends that, having committed a forgery, he will be able to elude the officers of the law for one year. As his friends are very thorough, he does not find it an easy matter getting around town. He finally goes to a small town in the west where he lives unmolested for eleven months. On a hunting expedition he meets Dolly Kamman (Little), daughter of Sheriff Kamman (Beery), who takes George to meet her father. As Dolly has fallen in love with George's photograph, he is a somewhat privileged prisoner. On the day the bet is off George hears that his friends have drowned and he is sure he is to be sent to Sing Sing. The arrival of the boys, however, changes things, and in addition to being set free George wins Dolly.
Cast
- Wallace Reid as George MacFarland (portrayed by John Barrymore on stage)
- Ann Little as Dolly Kamman (portrayed by Mary Young on stage)
- Ernest Joy as Thornton Brown
- Henry Woodward as Arthur Sole
- Noah Beery as Sheriff Kamman (portrayed by Theodore Roberts on stage)
- James Cruze as Simp Calloway (portrayed by Frank Campeau on stage)
- Winifred Greenwood as Violette
- Jim Farley as Detective Thorne
- Charles Ogle as Wren Wrigley
- Clarence Geldart as William
See also
- Xanthippe, wife of Socrates
- Wallace Reid filmography
References
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Believe Me Xantippe
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Believe Me, Xantippe
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. 1971. p. 432.
- ^ Fleming, E. J. (27 July 2010). Wallace Reid. McFarland. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-0-786-48266-5.
- ^ "Reviews: Believe Me, Xantippe". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (24). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 28. June 8, 1918.
External links
- Believe Me, Xantippe at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- lobby poster
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Films directed by Donald Crisp
- Her Father's Silent Partner (short, 1914)
- Ramona (1916)
- His Sweetheart (1917)
- The Bond Between (1917)
- The Marcellini Millions (1917)
- A Roadside Impresario (1917)
- The Cook of Canyon Camp (1917)
- Lost in Transit (1917)
- The Countess Charming (1917)
- The Clever Mrs. Carfax (1917)
- Jules of the Strong Heart (1918)
- Rimrock Jones (1918)
- The House of Silence (1918)
- Believe Me, Xantippe (1918)
- The Firefly of France (1918)
- Less Than Kin (1918)
- The Goat (1918)
- The Way of a Man with a Maid (1918)
- Under the Top (1919)
- Venus in the East (1919)
- The Poor Boob (1919)
- Johnny Get Your Gun (1919)
- Something to Do (1919)
- Putting It Over (1919)
- A Very Good Young Man (1919)
- Love Insurance (1919)
- Why Smith Left Home (1919)
- It Pays to Advertise (1919)
- Too Much Johnson (1919)
- The Six Best Cellars (1920)
- Miss Hobbs (1920)
- Held by the Enemy (1920)
- The Barbarian (1921)
- The Princess of New York (1921)
- Appearances (1921)
- The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921)
- Tell Your Children (1922)
- Ponjola (1924)
- The Navigator (1924)
- Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925)
- Sunny Side Up (1926)
- Young April (1926)
- Nobody's Widow (1927)
- Man Bait (1926)
- Vanity (1927)
- The Fighting Eagle (1927)
- Dress Parade (1927)
- Stand and Deliver (1928)
- The Cop (1928)
- The Runaway Bride (1930)
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