April Folly - Buried Treasure
Stars: Marion Davies, Conway Tearle, Norman Kerry & J. Herbert Frank
Director: Robert Z. Leonard / George D. Baker
Runtime: 50 minutes + 65 minutes
Language: English subtitles -
Source: HD scan of prints preserved in the LoC
Formats: DVD-
Rating: NR
A Marion Davies Double Feature
(From material preserved in the Library of Congress
and released in cooperation with Edward Lorusso)
April Folly
(1920)
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast:
Marion Davies ... April Poole
Conway Tearle ... Kerry Sarle
J. Herbert Frank ... Ronald Kenna
Spencer Charters ... Eddie Dobbs
Hattie Delaro ... Mrs. Stanislaw
Amelia Summerville ... Clive Connal
The first reel of this five reel drama is missing,. Characters are introduced with summary title cards yet the core story is complete and enjoyable!
Author April Poole has just completed her new manuscript and in this latest tale her adventurous alter ego is out protect the famous Mannister Diamond from a scheming jewel thief. Posing as the diamond's aristocratic owner she plans to make sure it is safely delivered to Cape Town, South Africa, however she finds herself unprepared for romantic entanglements on the southbound cruise.
50 minutes with a music score by Ben Model.
Buried Treasure
(1921)
Director: George D. Baker
Cast:
Marion Davies ... Pauline Vandermuellen
Norman Kerry ... Dr. John Grant
Anders Randolf ... William Vandermuellen
Edith Shayne ... Mrs. Vandermuellen
Earl Schenck ... Joeffrey Vandermuellen
John Charles ... Duc de Chavannes
Thomas Findley ... The Captain
Though missing the final reel the story is concluded with a summary based on the film’s original plot details.
A troubled romance guided by visions of the past! Marion Davies plays Pauline, the willful daughter of the Vandermuellen family. Her father intends her to marry the greedy Duke of Chavannes, but Pauline wants none of it, her heart belongs instead to John Grant, a struggling young doctor. The tale is told across the ages with wonderful scenery, costumes and a most elaborate Spanish galleon set.
65 minutes with a music score by David Drazin & Edward Lorusso
On DVD
$19.95
On BLU-
$24.95