Comedy · United States of America · 1925 · 1h 10m

Beggar on Horseback

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Director
James Cruze
Cast
Edward Everett Horton as Neil McRae Esther Ralston as Cynthia Mason Erwin Connelly as Mr. Cady Gertrude Short as Gladys Cady Ethel Wales as Mrs. Cady Theodore Kosloff as Prince in Pantomime
Crew
Karl Brown — Director of Photography Marc Connelly — Writer Walter Woods — Writer George S. Kaufman — Writer
Synopsis

Neil McRae, an impoverished composer, loves Cynthia Mason, but, fearing poverty, proposes to wealthy Gladys Cady. Can he compose himself and find the courage to seek love over comfort?

Mood & Themes
marriage proposaldreamsnightmarecomposerbased on play or musicalrich woman poor manfantasy sequencesilent filmdream sequencepartially lost film
Key Collaborators
James Cruze Director Karl Brown Director of Photography Marc Connelly Writer Walter Woods Writer George S. Kaufman Writer
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