| The Skyrocket | |
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| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Written by | Benjamin Glazer (adaptation and scenario) |
| Based on | The Skyrocket by Adela Rogers St. Johns |
| Starring | Peggy Hopkins Joyce |
| Cinematography | David Kesson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
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Running time | 80 min. (8 reels, 7350 ft.) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Skyrocket is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce. The film was based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Adela Rogers St. Johns and scripted by Benjamin Glazer.[1]
Director Marshall Neilan was announced by Photoplay as the director in July, 1925.[2] Peggy Hopkins Joyce was a one-time Ziegfeld Follies showgirl who became a media figure in the late 1910s and early 1920s for dating, marrying, and divorcing wealthy men, acquiring a sizable collection of expensive jewelry and furs and wearing fashionable clothes.[3] The Skyrocket was Joyce's first full-length feature and was intended as a vehicle to launch her acting career as she was largely known only for her colorful personal life. The film's distributor, Associated Exhibitors, launched a massive publicity campaign to promote the film.[4] While Joyce earned mainly positive reviews for her performance, the film barely earned back its budget in box office returns.[5] She would appear in only one more film, International House (1933), before fading into obscurity.[6]
Photoplay magazine called Joyce one of the six best performances of the month for its January, 1926 edition. They further noted that she was "the surprise of the picture".[7]
No prints of The Skyrocket are located in any film archives,[8] making it a lost film.
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