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Clarence is a american film of genre Comedy directed by William C. de Mille released in USA on 15 october 1922 with Wallace Reid

Clarence (1922)

Clarence
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Released in USA 15 october 1922
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Romance

Clarence is a 1922 American silent comedy drama, based on a 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.

In E.J. Fleming's 2007 biography of Wallace Reid, it is stated that many in Reid's neighborhood, including Rudolph Valentino, remembered that Reid kept the neighborhood awake playing his saxophone. It is not stated whether Reid was honing his skills for this film or just enjoying some leisure.

The film is now considered a lost film.

Synopsis

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

Actors

Wallace Reid

(Clarence Smith)
Agnes Ayres

(Violet Pinney)
May McAvoy

(Cora Wheeler)
Kathlyn Williams

(Mrs. Wheeler)
Adolphe Menjou

(Hubert Stein)
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