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Jim the Penman (1921 film)

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'Jim the Penman' is a 1921 American silent crime drama film produced by Whitman Bennett and distributed through Associated First National, later just First National Pictures. It is based on a well known play, 'Jim the Penman' by Charles Lawrence Young about a forger in Victorian Britain. The film stars Lionel Barrymore and was directed by Kenneth Webb, the duo having worked on 'The Great Adventure' previously. 'Jim the Penman' is preserved though incomplete (reel 5 missing) at the Library of Congress.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/J/JimThePenman1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'Jim the Penman'] at silentera.com[http://ibdb.com/show.php?id=4890 'Jim the Penman' as produced on Broadway, IBdb.com][http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2661/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'Jim The Penman']

Plot



As described in a film publication summary, James "Jim" Ralston (Barrymore) is a forger who is in love with Nina (Rankin). His first attempt at forgery is upon a dance program, and he forges Nina's name for the last waltz. He offers to save Nina's father from ruin by forging a check. He is discovered by the owner of the check, but instead of turning him in, Baron Hartfeld (Randolf) forces Jim to work for him for the next twenty years. Nina is engaged to Louis Percival (MacPherson), but through notes forged by Jim they become estranged. Nina ends up marrying James although she does not love him. As the twenty-year period closes, Jim's daughter Louise is about to marry the son of an English banker that Jim is about to ruin. Just in time Percival, whom Jim has previously ruined, and Nina discover the forgery that separated them. Jim, realizing that he is trapped, ends it all by sinking a yacht after locking himself and his companions in the cabin.

Cast



*Lionel Barrymore as James Ralston

*Ned Burton as Enoch Bronson

*Charles Coghlan as Captain Redwood

*James Laffey as E. J. Smith

*Gladys Leslie as Agnes Ralston

*Douglas MacPherson as Louis Percival

*Anders Randolf as Baron Hartfeld

*Arthur Rankin as Lord Drelincourt

*Doris Rankin as Nina Bronson

See also



*Jim the Penman (1915 film)

*Lionel Barrymore filmography

References




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