Never Say Die is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by George Crone and starring Douglas MacLean, Lillian Rich, and Helen Ferguson.Munden p. 540Progressive Silent Film List: Never Say Die at silentera.com The film is based on the play of the same name by American playwright William H. Post.
Plot Millionaire Jack Woodbury is given one month to live by his doctors and agrees to marry a penniless woman so she can inherit his fortune after his death.
Cast
Production The film was shot at FBO Studios in Hollywood in March 1924.
Release Never Say Die was released in August 1924. It was distributed in Germany by Phoebus Film. Its Berlin premiere in Kurfürstendamm made headlines in German newspapers after theatregoers booed and caused a disturbance.
References
Bibliography Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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