The Goldfish

1924 film

March 30, 1924 (1924-03-30)

Running time

70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Goldfish is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Constance Talmadge, Jack Mulhall, and Frank Elliott.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Jennie Wetherby and her husband Jimmy agree that if they tire of wedded life, she or he will hand the other a bowl of goldfish, signifying that their marital partnership is ended. They quarrel and Jimmy carries out the threat, giving Jenny a bowl of goldfish. Won by Herman Krauss, Jenny gives him the goldfish in favor of millionaire J. Hamilton Powers. The latter dies, leaving her a wealthy widow. She is about to wed the Duke of Middlesex, when Krauss brings the old sweethearts together again. The Duke gets the goldfish and Jimmy and Jenny are reunited.

Cast

Constance Talmadge as Jennie Wetherby
Jack Mulhall as Jimmy Wetherby
Frank Elliott as Duke of Middlesex
Jean Hersholt as Herman Krauss
Zasu Pitts as Amelia Pugsley
Edward Connelly as Count Nevski
William Conklin as J. Hamilton Powers
Leo White as Casmir
Nellie Bly Baker as Ellen
Kate Lester as Mrs. Bellmore
Eric Mayne as The Prince
William Wellesley as Mr. Crane
Jacqueline Gadsdon as Helen Crane
Percy Williams as Wilton
John Patrick as Reporter

Preservation

An incomplete copy of The Goldfish is held by the Library of Congress.^[4]

References

^ Munden p. 305
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Goldfish at silentera.com
^ Pardy, George T. (May 3, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Goldfish". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 32. Retrieved November 23, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Goldfish

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.