Humoresque (1920 film)
Humoresque is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions, released by Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures, and was directed by Frank Borzage from a 1919 short story by Fannie Hurst and script or scenario by Frances Marion. It follows the childhood and going to war of an immigrant family Lower East Side violinist.
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by | William LeBaron Frances Marion |
| Story by | Fannie Hurst |
| Based on | Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It 1919 story in Cosmopolitan by Fannie Hurst |
| Produced by | William Randolph Hearst (uncredited) |
| Starring | Gaston Glass Vera Gordon Bobby Connelly Alma Rubens |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
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| Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
This film was the first film to win the Photoplay Medal of Honor, a precursor of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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