| The Skyrocket | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Written by | Benjamin Glazer (adaptation and scenario) |
| Based on | The Skyrocket by Adela Rogers St. Johns |
| Starring | Peggy Hopkins Joyce |
| Cinematography | David Kesson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 min. (8 reels, 7350 ft.) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Skyrocket is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce. The film was based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Adela Rogers St. Johns and scripted by Benjamin Glazer.[1]
Cast
- Gladys Brockwell as Rose Kimm (prologue)
- Charles West as Edward Kimm (prologue)
- Muriel McCormac as Sharon Kimm as a girl (prologue)
- Junior Coghlan as Mickey as a boy (prologue)
- Peggy Hopkins Joyce as Sharon Kimm
- Owen Moore as Mickey Reid
- Gladys Hulette as Lucia Morgan
- Paulette Duval as Mildred Rideout
- Lilyan Tashman as Ruby Wright
- Earle Williams as William Dvorak
- Bernard Randall as Sam Hertzfelt
- Sammy Cohen as Morris Pincus
- Bull Montana as Film Comedian
- Arnold Gray as Stanley Craig
- Ben Hall as Peter Stanton
- Nick Dandau as Vladmir Strogin
- Hank Mann as Comedy Producer
- Joan Standing as Sharon's Secretary
- Eugenie Besserer as Wardrobe Mistress
- Edward Dillon as the Comedy Director
- Hank Mann as the Comedy Producer
Production
Director Marshall Neilan was announced by Photoplay magazine as the director in July, 1925.[2] Peggy Hopkins Joyce was a one-time Ziegfeld Follies showgirl who became a media figure in the late 1910s and early 1920s for dating, marrying, and divorcing wealthy men, acquiring a sizable collection of expensive jewelery and furs and wearing fashionable clothes.[3] The Skyrocket was Joyce's first full-length feature and was intended as a vehicle to launch her acting career as she was largely known only for her colorful personal life. The film's distributor, Associated Exhibitors, launched a massive publicity campaign to promote the film.[4] While Joyce earned mainly positive reviews for her performance, the film barely earned back its budget in box office returns.[5] She would appear in only one more film, International House (1933), before fading into obscurity.[6]
Reception
Photoplay magazine called Joyce one of the six best performances of the month for its January, 1926 edition. They further noted that she was "the surprise of the picture".[7]
Preservation
No prints of The Skyrocket are located in any film archives,[8] making it a lost film.
Gallery of stills
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See also
References
- ↑ The Skyrocket at silentera.com
- ↑ "Advertising Section". Photoplay. July 1925. p. 107. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ↑ Freudenheim, Milt (June 23, 1957). "The Legend of Peggy Hopkins Joyce: She Collected Men, Chinchilla, Diamonds". The Toledo Blade. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ↑ Rosenblum, Constance (2000). Gold Digger: The Outrageous Life and Times of Peggy Hopkins Joyce. Metropolitan Books. pp. 148–149. ISBN 0-805-05089-2.
- ↑ Rosenblum 2000 p.151
- ↑ Gabler, Neal (2011). Life: The Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality. Random House LLC. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-307-77325-8.
- ↑ "The Six Best Pictures of the Month". Photoplay. January 1926. p. 47. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Skyrocket
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