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'We Moderns' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Colleen Moore. The film was produced by Moore's husband John McCormick and was released through First National Pictures. It was based on the play and novel by Israel Zangwill.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WeModerns1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'We Moderns'] at silentera.com The play ran for 22 performances in 1924 at the Gaiety Theatre in New York, produced and directed by Harrison Grey Fiske and starring Helen Hayes and Isabel Irving.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=9486 'We Moderns' Internet Broadway Database entry for 1924 play]

Cast



Production



Portions of the film were shot on location in and around London while Colleen was in the city during her European tour, which was undertaken to promote her films 'So Big' and 'Sally'. Those portions were directed by her husband and depicted a scavenger hunt, so that the production could visit many famous and recognizable London locations . A car was purchased specifically for the film and was shipped back to the states so that the film could be completed at the studio. Colleen had to acquire a special permit to drive. The film was intended to be an English look at the flapper, and the story shared many of the same elements of Colleen's star-making 'Flaming Youth'. As in 'Flaming Youth', Colleen's brother Cleeve had a part in this film as well. He played the brother of Colleen's character.

Preservation



With no record of any prints of 'We Moderns' located in any film archives,[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10356/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'We Moderns'] it is a lost film.

See also



*List of lost films

References



Bibliography



*Jeff Codori, 'Colleen Moore; A Biography of the Silent Film Star', [http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-4969-9 McFarland Publishing (2012)] (print) (eBook)


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