Brooks Benedict Movies
Slick-haired utility actor Brooks Benedict held down several odd jobs in Hollywood before turning to acting in the early 1920s. Benedict's first role of note was "The Campus Cad" in Harold Lloyd's The Freshman (1925), one of several supporting assignments for producer/star Lloyd. In 1926, he shared a memorable scene on a bus with another legendary comedian, Harry Langdon, in The Strong Man. Except for such sizeable early-talkie roles as George Mason in 1932's Girl Crazy, Brooks Benedict was largely confined to bits and extra work until his retirement in the mid-1950s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi- 1924
Although Norma Talmadge was at the height of her stardom, she was not immune to poor material, nor was veteran screenwriter C. Gardner Sullivan immune from writing it. The overused theme for this drama involves a young woman who marries to save the family fortune, and not even Talmadge could bring freshness to this idea. "Fighting Jerry" Herrington (Edwards Davis) is a financial power on Wall Street, but his son, Rex, is a hopeless drunk (Eugene O'Brien was woefully miscast as an alcoholic). He believes that the only woman who can bring Rex to his senses is Helen Brinsley (Talmadge), the daughter of financier William Brinsley (Winter Hall). When the elder Mr. Herrington catches Mr. Brinsley in an illegal transaction, he threatens arrest and scandal unless Helen weds Rex. Helen reluctantly assents, if Herrington will agree to a divorce once she manages to sober him up. So the ceremony takes place (performed by Rev. Neal Dodd, who was the real life minister for Hollywood's Little Church Around the Corner). To keep him away from liquor, Helen takes her new husband on a cruise. A storm wrecks the ship and the only ones left alive are Helen, Rex, and Ole Hanson (Matthew Betz), one of the crew. Rex gets into a fight with the testy Hanson and proves his manliness. When they are rescued, the now sober Rex offers to get a divorce, but Helen has fallen in love with him. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi
- Starring:
- Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, (more)
- 1923
In this simple little romantic drama, Charles "Buck" Jones plays fireman Andy McGee. McGee becomes a fireman over the protests of his mother (Lucy Beaumont), who doesn't want to see her son sacrifice his life the way his father did. When she dies, McGee adopts little Elizabeth Stevens (Eileen O'Malley), who takes care of him instead of vice versa. Along the way he meets Agnes Evans, a chorus girl (Marian Nixon), and falls in love. He finds out she is married to a worthless alcoholic, and he sadly has to write her off. When the home in which she lives catches fire, he comes to the rescue and saves her. Then he finds out that her husband -- who had locked her in her room -- is still inside. McGee does his duty and goes back for the husband. His heroic attempt to rescue the man, however, is in vain. The death of Agnes' nasty husband paves the way for her relationship with McGee. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi
- Starring:
- Charles "Buck" Jones, Marian Nixon, (more)
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