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Humoresque (1920) is an American silent drama film produced by Cosmopolitan Productions, released by Famous Players-Lasky and Paramount Pictures, and was directed by Frank Borzage from a short story by Fannie Hurst and script or scenario by Frances Marion.
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".
Original Release
05/30/1920
US Release
05/30/1920
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gaston Glass | Leon Kantor (adult) |
| Vera Gordon | Mama Kantor |
| Alma Rubens | Gina Berg (formerly Minnie Ginsberg) |
| Dore Davidson | Abraham Kantor |
| Bobby Connelly | Leon Kantor (child) |
| Helen Connelly | Esther Kantor (child) |
| Ann Wallack | Esther Kantor (adult) (as Ann Wallick) / Esther Kantor (adult) |
| Sidney Carlyle | Mannie Kantor |
| Joseph Cooper | Isadore Kantor (child) |
| Maurice Levigne | Isadore Kantor (adult) |
Directors
Writers
Fannie Hurst, William LeBaron, Frances Marion
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gaston Glass | Leon Kantor (adult) |
| Vera Gordon | Mama Kantor |
| Alma Rubens | Gina Berg (formerly Minnie Ginsberg) |
| Dore Davidson | Abraham Kantor |
| Bobby Connelly | Leon Kantor (child) |
| Helen Connelly | Esther Kantor (child) |
| Ann Wallack | Esther Kantor (adult) (as Ann Wallick) / Esther Kantor (adult) |
| Sidney Carlyle | Mannie Kantor |
| Joseph Cooper | Isadore Kantor (child) |
| Maurice Levigne | Isadore Kantor (adult) |
| Alfred Goldberg | Rudolph Kantor (child) |
| Edward Stanton | Rudolph Kator (adult) |
| Louis Stern | Sol Ginsberg (as Louis Stearns) / Sol Ginsberg |
| Maurice Peckre | Boris Kantor |
| Ruth Sabin | Mrs. Isadore Kantor |
| Frank Mitchell | Baby Kantor |
| Miriam Battista | Minnie Ginsberg |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Randolph Hearst | Producer |
