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Laddie (1926 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Laddie

| image = Laddie1926.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = James Leo Meehan
'assistant'
Charles Kerr

| producer = Joseph P. Kennedy

| writers = Jeanette Porter Meehan
Gene Stratton Porter

| starring = John Bowers (actor)

| cinematography = Allen G. Siegler

| editing = George Hively

| distributor = Film Booking Offices of America

| released =

| country = United States

| language = English

| based_on =

}}

'Laddie' is a 1926 American drama film directed by James Leo Meehan with John Bowers in the title role. It was based on Gene Stratton-Porter's novel, 'Laddie, A True Blue Story' (1913).

Plot



Laddie, son of the Stantons, an Ohio pioneer family, falls in love with Pamela Pryor, daughter of a neighboring aristocratic English family, though the Pryors adopt a condescending attitude toward the Stanton family. Through the efforts of Little Sister, who knows of Laddie's love, the two secretly communicate, and Mr. Pryor takes a liking to Laddie when he tames a wild horse for him. Meanwhile, Shelley, a Stanton girl, falls in love with city lawyer Robert Paget; when he leaves her under mysterious circumstances, she returns home heartbroken. The Pryors, disgraced because of a false accusation against their son in England, are at length forced to accept Laddie. It develops that Paget is actually the banished son of the Pryors; after a strained crisis Pryor forgives his son, and Laddie and Pamela, Robert and Shelley, and the Stantons and the Pryors are happily united.

Cast



* John Bowers as Laddie Stanton

* Bess Flowers as Pamela Pryor

* Theodore Von Eltz as Robert Paget

* Eugenia Gilbert as Shelley Stanton

* David Torrence as Paul Stanton

* Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Stanton

* Arthur Clayton as Mahlon Pryor

* Fanny Midgley as Mrs. Pryor

* Aggie Herring as Candace

* Gene Stratton Porter as Little Sister

* John Fox Jr. as Leon

Production



The title character of 'Laddie' is modeled after Stratton-Porter's deceased older brother, Leander, to whom she gave the nickname of Laddie. Stratton-Porter's brother drowned in the Wabash River on July 6, 1872, when he was a teenager. As in Stratton-Porter's own family, Laddie is connected with the land and identifies with Stratton-Porter's father's vocation of farming. The novel on which the film is based was published in 1913.

Technical specifications



* Sound Mix - Silent

* Color - Black and White

* Aspect Ratio - 1.33 : 1

* Film Length - 1,944.65 m (7 reels)(UK), 2,112.55 m (7 reels)(USA)

* Negative Format - 35 mm

* Cinematographic Process - Spherical

* Printed Film Format - 35 mm

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