Brass (film)

Brass is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by Sidney A. Franklin. This movie stars Monte Blue, Marie Prevost, and Irene Rich. The well-regarded film survives in 16mm format.^[2][3]

Brass
Marie Prevost in Brass
Directed by	Sidney Franklin
Written by	Julien Josephson Sada Cowan (titles)
Based on	Brass (1921 novel) Charles Gilmore Norris
Produced by	Harry Rapf
Starring	Monte Blue Marie Prevost Irene Rich
Cinematography	Norbert Brodine
Edited by	Hal C. Kern
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 4, 1923 (1923-03-04)
Running time	9 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$170,000[1]
Box office	$479,000[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] a young man born in the country leaves his family farm to engage in business in the city. He marries for the first time when he is still very young, finds the match a failure, gets a divorce, and starts life again. The hopelessness of life as far as a happy marriage is concerned forces itself on the young man, whose only brief period of happiness was enjoyed when he was living with a woman who really loves him and sacrifices for him.

Cast

• Monte Blue as Philip Baldwin
• Marie Prevost as Marjorie Jones
• Irene Rich as Mrs. Grotenberg
• Harry Myers as Wilbur Lansing
• Frank Keenan as Frank Church
• Helen Ferguson as Rosemary Church
• Pat O'Malley as Harry Baldwin
• Miss DuPont as Lucy Baldwin
• Ethel Grey Terry as Leila Vale
• Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Baldwin
• Edward Jobson as Judge Baldwin
• Cyril Chadwick as Roy North
• Vera Lewis as Mrs. Jones
• Harvey Clark as George Yost
• Gertrude Bennett as Mrs. Yost
• Bruce Guerin as Baby Paul

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $451,000 domestically and $28,000 in foreign markets.^[1]

Preservation status

Brass survives complete.^[5] It was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions^[6] in the 1950s and shown on television.