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Some Pun'kins
''Some Pun'kins'' is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Charles Ray, Duane Thompson, and George Fawcett. It is also known by the alternative title of ''The Farmer's Boy''. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, in this light rural comedy, Lem Blossom (Ray) falls in love with Mary Griggs (Thompson), already the possessor of a beau in the worldly person of Tom Perkins (Cooley). Mary's pa Josh Griggs (Woodruff), a heavy drinking father, frowns on the romance but Lem persevers. When Lem fails to sell a load of pumpkins, his father (Fawcett) in desperation turns to bootlegging. Mrs. Blossom (Midgley) and Lem smell the bottles, and Pa Blossom drives Lem away. On the way to the station Lem conceives the idea of obtaining a corner on pumpkins and puts it over to the tune of thousands of dollars. Mary's house takes fire and Lem, after trying the fire-pumper he invented, risks his life to save her life. Everything, then is rosy. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Storm
Jerome Storm (November 11, 1890 – July 10, 1958) was an American film director, actor, and writer. He acted in 48 films between 1914 and 1941 and directed 47 films between 1918 and 1932. He was born in Denver, Colorado, and died in Desert Hot Springs, California. Selected filmography * ''The Primal Lure'' (1916) * ''Somewhere in France'' (1916) * ''The Bride of Hate'' (1917) * ''His Mother's Boy'' (1917) * ''The Iced Bullet'' (1917) * ''Keys of the Righteous'' (1918) * ''The Family Skeleton'' (1918) * ''The Biggest Show on Earth'' (1918) * ''A Desert Wooing'' (1918) * ''The Girl Dodger'' (1919) * ''Greased Lightning (1919 film), Greased Lightning'' (1919) * ''The Busher'' (1919) * ''Hay Foot, Straw Foot'' (1919) * ''Bill Henry (film), Bill Henry'' (1919) * ''The Egg Crate Wallop'' (1919) * ''Crooked Straight'' (1919) * ''Red Hot Dollars'' (1919) * ''Alarm Clock Andy'' (1920) * ''Paris Green (film), Paris Green'' (1920) * ''Homer Comes Home'' (1920) * ''Arabian Love'' (1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |