''A California Romance'' is a 1922 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

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 ...

and written by Charles E. Banks. The film stars John Gilbert,

Estelle Taylor Ida Estelle Taylor (May 20, 1894 – April 15, 1958) was an American actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist. With "dark-brown, almost black hair and brown eyes," she was regarded as one of the most beautiful silent film stars of the ...

George Siegmann George A. Siegmann (also credited as George Seigmann; February 8, 1882 – June 22, 1928) was an American actor and film director in the silent film era. His work includes roles in notable productions such as ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915), ' ...

, Jack McDonald and C.E. Anderson. The film was released on December 24, 1922, by

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Plot

Cast

* John Gilbert as Don Patricio Fernando *

as Donna Dolores *

as Don Juan Diego * Jack McDonald as Don Manuel Casca *C.E. Anderson as Steve

Preservation

With no prints of ''A California Romance'' located in any film archives, it is considered a

lost film A lost film is a feature Feature may refer to: Computing * Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob * Feature (software design) is an intentional distinguishing char ...

.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''A California Romance''
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:California Romance, A 1922 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films Fox Film films Films directed by Jerome Storm American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1922 comedy films 1920s American films 1922 lost films