''Shore Leave'' is a 1925 American silent

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 John S. Robertson and starring

Richard Barthelmess Richard Semler Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's ''Broken Blossoms'' (1919) and ''Way Down East'' (1920) and w ...

and

Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990) was a British-American actress, most active during the silent-film era and into the pre-Code era of the early 1930s. Early life Born in Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull in 1903 (although she ...

. It was produced by Barthelmess's production company, Inspiration, and released by

First National Pictures First National Pictures was an American motion picture production and distribution company. It was founded in 1917 as First National Exhibitors' Circuit, Inc., an association of independent theatre owners in the United States, and became the count ...

. ''Shore Leave'' is based on the stage play of the same name written by Hubert Osborne. The play ran on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre from August 8 to December 1922 for a total of 151 performances. The play starred James Rennie and Frances Starr in the leads played by Barthelmess and Mackaill in the film.

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Preservation

''Shore Leave'' survives in the public domain and is available for download at archive.org. It is also available with musical accompaniment from online streaming services. A print of ''Shore Leave'' is in a private collection.Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Shore Leave''
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* * * * 1925 films 1925 comedy films Silent American comedy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American films based on plays Films directed by John S. Robertson First National Pictures films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub