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1919 film by Donald Crisp This article is about the silent film. For the Pee-wee's Playhouse episode, see List of Pee-wee's Playhouse episodes § Season 5: 1990. For the Depeche Mode song, see Some Great Reward.

Something to Do
Still with Robert Brower, Bryant Washburn, and Ann Little
Directed by	Donald Crisp
Screenplay by	Maximilian Foster Will M. Ritchey
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Bryant Washburn Ann Little Robert Brower Charles K. Gerrard Adele Farrington Charles Ogle
Cinematography	Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 13, 1919 (1919-04-13)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Something to Do is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp and written by Maximilian Foster and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Bryant Washburn, Ann Little, Robert Brower, Charles K. Gerrard, Adele Farrington, and Charles Ogle. The film was released on April 13, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, Jack Merrill (Washburn), wealthy apostle of idleness, is advised by his physician to "find something to do" if he want to live long. His valet, posing as Lord Sidney, seeks to win the hand and fortune of newly rich Mrs. Parkin (Farrington), who has had her relative Peter Remwick (Brower) declared insane and confined to an asylum. Janet Remwick, his daughter, is permitted to stay on as secretary. Merrill learns of his valet's exploits and Janet's predicament, and masquerades as a nobleman to gain entry into the house. Peter Remwick escapes and returns to the house followed by his captors. Jack is instrumental in establishing Peter's sanity, proving Mrs. Parkin a crook, and winning Janet.

Cast

Bryant Washburn as Jack Merrill
Ann Little as Janet Remwick
Robert Brower as Mr. Remwick
Charles K. Gerrard as Thompson
Adele Farrington as Mrs. Parkin
Charles Ogle as Professor Frank Blight
James "Jim" Mason as Jose

References

The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Something to Do
"Something to Do (1919) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
"Something to Do (1919) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
"Reviews: Something to Do". Exhibitors Herald. 8 (18). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 39. April 26, 1919.

External links

Something to Do at IMDb
synopsis at AllMovie

v t e 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)

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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