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1922 film

Clarence
Poster for the film from a newspaper.
Directed by	William C. deMille
Written by	Clara Beranger (adaptation & scenario)
Based on	Clarence by Booth Tarkington
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Wallace Reid Agnes Ayres
Cinematography	L. Guy Wilky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	October 15, 1922 (1922-10-15) (New York) November 19, 1922 (1922-11-19) (US)
Running time	7 reels; (6,146 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Clarence is a 1922 American silent comedy drama, based on the 1919 play by Booth Tarkington, produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille and starred Wallace Reid in his penultimate screen appearance.

Plot

The father of a quirky family, the Wheelers, hires an ex-soldier, Clarence, as a handyman. Clarence falls for the family's governess, Violet.

Mrs. Wheeler suspects that Violet and her husband are carrying on, and Mrs. Wheeler begins to develop an attraction to Clarence. Hubert Stem, Mr. Wheeler's avaricious private secretary, one day shows Mr. Wheeler an article about Charles Short, an army deserter, and insists that Clarence is in actuality Charles Short.

Cast

Wallace Reid as Clarence Smith
Agnes Ayres as Violet Pinney
May McAvoy as Cora Wheeler
Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Wheeler
Edward Martindel as Mr. Wheeler
Robert Agnew as Bobby Wheeler
Adolphe Menjou as Hubert Stem
Bertram Johns as Dinwiddie
Dorothy Gordon as Della
Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Martin

Preservation

With no prints of Clarence located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.

References

"The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Clarence". Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
Fleming, John (August 1924). "Clarence". Pictures and the Picturegoer. London: Odhams Press. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Clarence
"Progressive Silent Film List: Clarence". silentera.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
"Clarence at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted". TheGreatStars.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

External links

Clarence at IMDb
Clarence at AllMovie
Wallace Reid in portrait still as Clarence
Portraits and text concerning Clarence
Wallace Reid in costume as Clarence

Booth Tarkington

Novels

Monsieur Beaucaire (1900) Seventeen (1916) Alice Adams (1921) Gentle Julia (1922)
The Penrod Trilogy	Penrod (1914) Penrod and Sam (1916) Penrod Jashber (1929)
The Growth Trilogy	The Turmoil (1915) The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) The Midlander (1923) renamed National Avenue (1927)

Plays

The Man from Home (1907)
The Country Cousin (1917)
Clarence (1919)
Poldekin (1920)
The Wren (1921)
The Intimate Strangers (1921)

Adaptations

Monsieur Beaucaire	Monsieur Beaucaire (1919 operetta) Monsieur Beaucaire (1924 film) Monte Carlo (1930 film) Monsieur Beaucaire (1946 film)
Seventeen	Seventeen (1916 film) Seventeen (1917 play) Hello Lola (1926 stage musical) Seventeen (1940 film) Seventeen (1951 stage musical)
Other films	The Turmoil (1916) The Conquest of Canaan (1921) Clarence (1922, lost) The Man from Home (1922) Gentle Julia (1923, lost) Boy of Mine (1923) Cameo Kirby (1923) Penrod and Sam (1923) The Fighting Coward (1924) The Turmoil (1924) Father's Son (1931, lost) Bad Sister (1931) Business and Pleasure (1932) Mississippi (1935) Alice Adams (1935) Penrod and Sam (1937) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Presenting Lily Mars (1943) The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)

Newton Booth (uncle)
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v t e Films directed by William C. deMille
The Only Son (1914) The Ragamuffin (1916) The Blacklist (1916) The Sowers (1916) The Clown (1916) Common Ground (1916) Anton the Terrible (1916) The Heir to the Hoorah (1916) Hashimura Togo (1917) The Ghost House (1917) The Secret Game (1917) The Widow's Might (1918) One More American (1918) The Honor of His House (1918) Mirandy Smiles (1918) The Mystery Girl (1918) Peg o' My Heart (1919)(*never released) The Tree of Knowledge (1920) Jack Straw (1920) The Prince Chap (1920) Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920) Midsummer Madness (1921) What Every Woman Knows (1921) The Lost Romance (1921) After the Show (1921) Miss Lulu Bett (1921) Bought and Paid For (1922) Nice People (1922) Clarence (1922) The World's Applause (1923) Grumpy (1923) Only 38 (1923) The Marriage Maker (1923) Don't Call It Love (1923) Icebound (1924) The Bedroom Window (1924) The Fast Set (1924) Locked Doors (1925) Men and Women (1925) Lost: A Wife (1925) New Brooms (1925) The Splendid Crime (1926) The Runaway (1926) For Alimony Only (1926) The Little Adventuress (1927) Craig's Wife (1928) Tenth Avenue (1928) The Doctor's Secret (1929) Midnight Life (1929) The Idle Rich (1929) This Mad World (1930) Passion Flower (1930) Two Kinds of Women (1932) His Double Life (1933)

Films directed by William C. deMille

The Only Son (1914)
The Ragamuffin (1916)
The Blacklist (1916)
The Sowers (1916)
The Clown (1916)
Common Ground (1916)
Anton the Terrible (1916)
The Heir to the Hoorah (1916)
Hashimura Togo (1917)
The Ghost House (1917)
The Secret Game (1917)
The Widow's Might (1918)
One More American (1918)
The Honor of His House (1918)
Mirandy Smiles (1918)
The Mystery Girl (1918)
Peg o' My Heart (1919)(*never released)
The Tree of Knowledge (1920)
Jack Straw (1920)
The Prince Chap (1920)
Conrad in Quest of His Youth (1920)
Midsummer Madness (1921)
What Every Woman Knows (1921)
The Lost Romance (1921)
After the Show (1921)
Miss Lulu Bett (1921)
Bought and Paid For (1922)
Nice People (1922)
Clarence (1922)
The World's Applause (1923)
Grumpy (1923)
Only 38 (1923)
The Marriage Maker (1923)
Don't Call It Love (1923)
Icebound (1924)
The Bedroom Window (1924)
The Fast Set (1924)
Locked Doors (1925)
Men and Women (1925)
Lost: A Wife (1925)
New Brooms (1925)
The Splendid Crime (1926)
The Runaway (1926)
For Alimony Only (1926)
The Little Adventuress (1927)
Craig's Wife (1928)
Tenth Avenue (1928)
The Doctor's Secret (1929)
Midnight Life (1929)
The Idle Rich (1929)
This Mad World (1930)
Passion Flower (1930)
Two Kinds of Women (1932)
His Double Life (1933)

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