3 Movies Directed by Herbert Brenon

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1924-12-29

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (589 Reviews)

Director:

Herbert Brenon

Cast:

Writer:

J.M. Barrie (play)

Willis Goldbeck (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Peter Pan, the kid who doesn't want to grow up, arrives at the Darling home searching for his shadow. He meets the Darling children and takes them to Never-Never Land, where they will fight against Capt. Hook and his pirate ship and crew. At the end the children will be back in their warm beds.

Beau Geste

Beau Geste

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1926-08-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (222 Reviews)

Director:

Herbert Brenon

Cast:

Writer:

Herbert Brenon (adaptation)

John Russell (adaptation)

Paul Schofield

Percival Christopher Wren (novel)

Fullplot:

Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1928-04-14

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

73 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (1257 Reviews)

Director:

Herbert Brenon

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

David Belasco (play)

Tom Cushing (play)

Joseph Farnham (titles)

Elizabeth Meehan

Fullplot:

As professional clowns Tito and Simon are traveling, they happen upon an abandoned child, whom they take in and name Simonetta. When Simonetta is older, she becomes a circus performer herself. One day she is looking for roses, and climbs into the garden of Count Luigi Ravelli. The count becomes infatuated with her, but she leaves as soon as possible. Sometime later, Ravelli consults a doctor about his fits of uncontrollable laughter, and there he meets Tito, who has come to seek help for his fits of uncontrollable weeping. The two decide to help each other, and they establish a friendship, but problems arise when they realize that they are both in love with Simonetta.

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