The Luck of Geraldine Laird

1920 film directed by Edward Sloman

February 1, 1920 (1920-02-01)

Running time

5 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Luck of Geraldine Laird is a 1920 silent film drama directed by Edward Sloman and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Bessie Barriscale Productions and released through the Robertson Cole Distributing Corp.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] Geraldine Laird, her husband, Dean, and their two children all live together with Geraldine's mother. This arrangement is not ideal to Dean, who has ambitions of being a playwright. After Kennedy Bond, New-York play-broker, encourages Dean, he travels to New York. Bond also begins a flirtation with Geraldine, further alienating the couple. Dean deserts his family.

Later, Geraldine relocates to New York and becomes a popular music hall entertainer. Geraldine is reunited with Dean at a dinner held in her honor and finds that he has found only failure as a playwright. Initially, Geraldine rebukes him, but once she sees how much he has suffered, forgives him and they reconcile.

Cast

Bessie Barriscale - Geraldine Laird
Niles Welch - Dean Laird
Boyd Irwin - Louis Redding
Dorcas Matthews - Kennedy Bond
William V. Mong - Leo Goldman
Rosita Marstini - Paula Lucas
Ashton Dearholt - George Fitzpatrick
Mary Jane Irving - Child
Jeanne Carpenter - Child (billed Theo-Alice Carpenter)

Preservation

With no prints of The Luck of Geraldine Laird located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Luck of Geraldine Laird". afi.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
^ "Pleasing and Dramatic Production of a Real Human Story". Wid's Daily. New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 23 February 1, 1920.
^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Luck of Geraldine Laird". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 28, 2024.