Humoresque (1920 film)
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by | William Randolph Hearst (uncredited) |
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William LeBaron Frances Marion |
| Story by | Fannie Hurst |
| Starring |
Gaston Glass Vera Gordon Bobby Connelly Alma Rubens |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Humoresque (1920) is an American silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions, released by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures, and was directed by Frank Borzage from a short story by Fannie Hurst and script or scenario by Frances Marion.
This film was the first film to win the Photoplay Medal of Honor, a precursor of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
As described in a film magazine, Abraham Kantor, born in the squalor of New York City's East Side, shows an early musical ability that wins his mother's support despite the obstacles in his way. As time goes on he improves his talent until, just as he is about to sign an important contract, he is called to war. Returning after being wounded and pronounced crippled for life, he is broken in spirit as well as in body, losing faith in all that he formerly held dear. Again his mother's love comes to his support, and a happy result comes when he recovers the use of his arm and again takes up the violin.
The film has undergone a restoration at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
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