Something to Think About
About Something to Think About
Wealthy David Markely, who is crippled, pays to educate Ruth Anderson, a blacksmith's daughter. She comes home and, against her father Luke, marries Jim Dirk. Years later Jim is killed in a subway accident. Ruth finds Luke blinded by sparks from his forge and on his way to the poorhouse, and she is ready to kill herself when David offers his name to her and the child she is carrying. Their son Bobby later helps bring Luke into the household.
Cast & crew
More about Something to Think About
Cecil B. DeMille directed and produced with Jesse L. Lasky, Jeanie MacPherson wrote the story, and Anne Bauchens edited, with art direction by Wilfred Buckland and art titles by Ferdinand Burgdorff. Filming ran from January 20 to March 30, 1920, and Paramount released it. The infobox dates the release October 17, 1920, while a production note on the same page says October 20.
Themes
Making
The picture was in production for just over two months in early 1920, then sat until the October release.
Look
The Wikipedia infobox credits Karl Struss and Alvin Wyckoff. Wikidata lists Karl Struss and James Wong Howe.
Preservation
Complete prints are held by the George Eastman Museum and the EYE Filmmuseum.
Notes
- A film-magazine synopsis on the English Wikipedia supplies the plot, including Luke's blindness and the housekeeper's part in the reconciliation.
- Michael D. Moore plays Bobby and is credited as Mickey Moore.
- Theodore Kosloff plays a clown, Julia Faye a banker's daughter, and William Boyd appears uncredited.
- Monte Blue plays Jim Dirk and Theodore Roberts plays Luke Anderson.
Scenes
- Ruth is stopped from killing herself when David offers his name to her and the unborn child.
- Luke, blinded at the forge, is brought into the house through his grandson Bobby.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-something-to-think-about)
