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{{short description|1925 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Introduce Me
| name = Introduce Me
| image =
| image = Introduce Me (1925) - 1.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Advertisement
| director = [[George J. Crone]]
| director = [[George J. Crone]]
| producer = [[Douglas MacLean]]
| producer = [[Douglas MacLean]]
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| starring = [[Douglas MacLean]]
| starring = [[Douglas MacLean]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = [[Jack MacKenzie]]<br>Paul Perry
| cinematography = [[Jack MacKenzie (cinematographer)|Jack MacKenzie]]<br>[[Paul Perry (cinematographer)|Paul Perry]]
| editing =
| editing =
| distributor = Associated Exhibitors
| distributor = [[Associated Exhibitors]]
| released = March 15, 1925
| released = {{Film date|1925|03|15}}
| runtime = 70 mins.
| runtime = 70 mins.
| country = USA
| country = United States
| language = Silent ..English titles
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)


}}
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'''''Introduce Me''''' is a 1925 silent film comedy directed by [[George J. Crone]] and produced by and starring [[Douglas MacLean]]. It was released through Associated Exhibitors.<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/9943?sid=e7f26942-5649-4cb7-9bed-951e8b9fa170&sr=4.6803513&cp=1&pos=0 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: ''Introduce Me'']</ref> <ref>Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.274 c.1953 by Daniel Blum; Doubleday</ref>
'''''Introduce Me''''' is a 1925 American [[silent film|silent]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[George J. Crone]] and produced by and starring [[Douglas MacLean]]. It was released through [[Associated Exhibitors]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI Catalog of Feature Films – the First 100 Years 1893–1993 |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/9943?sid=e7f26942-5649-4cb7-9bed-951e8b9fa170&sr=4.6803513&cp=1&pos=0 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref><ref>''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'', p. 274 c.1953 by Daniel Blum; Doubleday</ref><ref name="SilentEra">[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/IntroduceMe1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Introduce Me''] at silentera.com</ref>


==Plot==
As described in a film magazine review,<ref>{{Citation |title=New Pictures: ''Introduce Me'' |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=21 |issue=8 |pages=85 |date=16 May 1925 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald21unse/page/85/mode/1up |access-date=22 February 2022}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> Jimmy, sightseeing in France, falls in love with Betty at the railroad station. His friend Algy double-crosses him for the love of the young woman. Jimmy has to steal a ticket to get on the train, and all are off for Switzerland. There, Jimmy is mistaken for the expert mountain climber Roberts. Betty is introduced to him and believes him to be the champion. The real Roberts appears, and Jimmy discovers that Roberts is the man whose tickets he stole. Roberts is angry and declares that Jimmy must climb the highest mountain there or he will expose him as a thief. Jimmy starts climbing, and a bear chases him to the top. Climbing down, he rolls part of the way and creates a giant snowball. Betty's love for him culminates in a betrothal.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Douglas MacLean]] - Jimmy Clark
*[[Douglas MacLean]] as Jimmy Clark
*Robert Ober - Algy Baker
*[[E. J. Ratcliffe]] - John Perry
*[[Robert Ober]] as Algy Baker
*[[Anne Cornwall]] - Betty Perry
*[[E. J. Ratcliffe]] as John Perry
*[[Lee Shumway]] - J. K. Roberts
*[[Anne Cornwall]] as Betty Perry
*[[Wade Boteler]] - Bruno
*[[Lee Shumway]] as J. K. Roberts
*[[Wade Boteler]] as Bruno
}}


==Preservation status==
==Preservation==
*Incomplete print survives.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/IntroduceMe1925.html ''Introduce Me'' at silentera.com]</ref> Another print at Gosfilmofond.<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1525/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Introduce Me'']</ref>
An incomplete print of ''Introduce Me'' survives<ref name="SilentEra"/> with another print at [[Gosfilmofond]].<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1525/default.html The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Introduce Me'']</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Introduce Me}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015949/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Introduce Me at IMDb.com]
*{{IMDb title|0015949|Introduce Me}}
*{{allmovie|96671|synopsis}}
*{{allmovie|96671|Synopsis}}
*{{youTube|rxQ0KFOzgXc|''Introduce Me'' (one reel)}}


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Latest revision as of 00:14, 30 July 2024

Introduce Me
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Directed byGeorge J. Crone
Written byWade Boteler (story)
Raymond Cannon(scenario)
Produced byDouglas MacLean
StarringDouglas MacLean
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Paul Perry
Distributed byAssociated Exhibitors
Release date
  • March 15, 1925 (1925-03-15)
Running time
70 mins.
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Introduce Me is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by George J. Crone and produced by and starring Douglas MacLean. It was released through Associated Exhibitors.[1][2][3]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[4] Jimmy, sightseeing in France, falls in love with Betty at the railroad station. His friend Algy double-crosses him for the love of the young woman. Jimmy has to steal a ticket to get on the train, and all are off for Switzerland. There, Jimmy is mistaken for the expert mountain climber Roberts. Betty is introduced to him and believes him to be the champion. The real Roberts appears, and Jimmy discovers that Roberts is the man whose tickets he stole. Roberts is angry and declares that Jimmy must climb the highest mountain there or he will expose him as a thief. Jimmy starts climbing, and a bear chases him to the top. Climbing down, he rolls part of the way and creates a giant snowball. Betty's love for him culminates in a betrothal.

Cast

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Preservation

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An incomplete print of Introduce Me survives[3] with another print at Gosfilmofond.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films – the First 100 Years 1893–1993". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p. 274 c.1953 by Daniel Blum; Doubleday
  3. ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: Introduce Me at silentera.com
  4. ^ "New Pictures: Introduce Me", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (8): 85, May 16, 1925, retrieved February 22, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Introduce Me
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