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Too Many Kisses is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Sloane that is based on the John Monk Saunders story "A Maker of Gestures."[2][3]

Too Many Kisses
Still with Dix
Directed by	Paul Sloane
Screenplay by	Gerald Duffy (scenario)
Based on	"A Maker of Gestures" by John Monk Saunders
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Starring	Richard Dix Frances Howard William Powell Frank Currier Harpo Marx
Cinematography	Hal Rosson
Production company	Famous Players-Lasky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 1, 1925 (1925-03-01) [1]
Running time	60 minutes; 6 reels (5,759 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

Richard Gaylord Jr. is a modern Lothario who has so many sweethearts that his father does not know what to do with him. Tired of paying to get his son out of one romantic entanglement after another, Richard Gaylord Sr. sends his son to the Basque region of France, believing that the women there will only accept attentions from their own people.

Almost immediately, local girl Yvonne Hurja becomes infatuated with Richard, who she sees as being able to help her break free from the unwanted attention of local guardsman Julio. A rivalry grows between Richard and Julio.

Cast

Reception

A review in Billboard read, "This is an excellent selection for any exhibitor[...] Dix, as Richard Gaylord, is dashing and pleasing in every scene. His admirers especially will derive gratification from his work".[4]

A Variety review noted: "Incidentally 'Harpo' Marx, of musical comedy fame (Marx Brothers), does a half-wit that makes him a screen possibility for comedies who will bear watching".[5]

Legacy

This film is notable for being the earliest surviving film to feature Harpo Marx of the Marx Brothers.[3] It is the only film in which he did not star alongside his brothers. (His youngest brother Zeppo starred in the similarly-titled A Kiss in the Dark, released only three months later). Harpo plays the Village Peter Pan, and technically has speaking lines (albeit not heard, since this is a silent film) for the first and last time in his career.

The film has been restored by the Film Preservation Society, its television premiere coming on Turner Classic Movies on November 29, 2020 before its release to Blu-ray the following day. Harpo's son Bill Marx composed and recorded a new soundtrack for this restoration.[6][7]

See also

• A Kiss in the Dark (1925 film)

References

External links

• Too Many Kisses at IMDb
• Movie Review by Mordaunt Hall, New York Times, March 3, 1925.

На других языках

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- [en] Too Many Kisses

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[ru] Слишком много поцелуев

«Слишком много поцелуев» (англ. Too Many Kisses) — немая комедия режиссёра Пола Слоана, вышедшая на экраны 11 января 1925 года[1]. Основана на рассказе Джона Монка Сондерса A Maker of Gestures (1923)[2].

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