''Darwin Was Right'' is a 1924 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
Lewis Seiler
Lewis Seiler (September 30, 1890 – January 8, 1964) was an American film director. He directed more than 80 films between 1923 and 1958.
Seiler was born in New York City and died in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography
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and written by Eddie Moran. The film stars Nell Brantley,
George O'Hara,
Stanley Blystone,
Dan Mason
Dan Mason (born Daniel Grassman; February 9, 1857 – July 6, 1929) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1913 to 1929. He is remembered as the "Skipper" in the " Toonerville Folks" comedy films. ,
Lon Poff and
Bud Jamison
William Edward "Bud" Jamison (February 15, 1894 – September 30, 1944)Okuda, Ted, and Edward Watz. 1999. The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-reel Hollywood Film Comedies 1933–1958'. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. . was an American film actor. ...
. The film was released on October 26, 1924, by
Fox Film Corporation
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...
.
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine:
Cast
Preservation
With no copies of ''Darwin Was Right'' located in any film archives,
Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Darwin Was Right''
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A lost film is a feature
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References
External links
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Lantern slide
at worthpoint.com
Lobby cards
at GettyImages
{{Lewis Seiler
1924 films
1920s English-language films
Silent American comedy films
1924 comedy films
Fox Film films
Films directed by Lewis Seiler
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films