Clarence is a 1922 American silent comedy drama, based on the 1919 play by Booth Tarkington, produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille and starred Wallace Reid in his penultimate screen appearance.
Plot The father of a quirky family, the Wheelers, hires an ex-soldier, Clarence, as a handyman. Clarence falls for the family's governess, Violet.
Mrs. Wheeler suspects that Violet and her husband are carrying on, and Mrs. Wheeler begins to develop an attraction to Clarence. Hubert Stem, Mr. Wheeler's avaricious private secretary, one day shows Mr. Wheeler an article about Charles Short, an army deserter, and insists that Clarence is in actuality Charles Short.
Cast Wallace Reid as Clarence Smith Agnes Ayres as Violet Pinney May McAvoy as Cora Wheeler Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Wheeler Edward Martindel as Mr. Wheeler Robert Agnew as Bobby Wheeler Adolphe Menjou as Hubert Stem Bertram Johns as Dinwiddie Dorothy Gordon as Della Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Martin
Preservation With no prints of Clarence located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Clarence
See also List of lost films Wallace Reid filmography
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Wallace Reid in portrait still as Clarence Portraits and text concerning Clarence Wallace Reid in costume as Clarence