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Psychiatrist Dr. Ulrich Metz attempts to drive Daniel Brown to suicide.Psychiatrist Dr. Ulrich Metz attempts to drive Daniel Brown to suicide.Psychiatrist Dr. Ulrich Metz attempts to drive Daniel Brown to suicide.
Thomas J. Geraghty
- Self
- (as T.J.G.)
George Kuwa
- Elevator Operator
- (uncredited)
Babe London
- Switchboard Operator
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Douglas Fairbanks(uncredited)
- Victor Fleming(uncredited)
- Thomas J. Geraghty
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaDouglas Fairbanks flees his pursuers by entering a room and proceeds to run up a wall, across the ceiling, down the opposite wall, jump from walls to ceiling, etc.--a full 30 years before Fred Astaire did the same in Royal Wedding (1951).
- Crazy creditsLouis Weadon's name is handwritten.
- ConnectionsEdited from His Majesty, the American (1919)
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Douglas Fairbanks Jumps the Cloud
As our story opens, otherwise normal New York gadabout Douglas Fairbanks (as Daniel Boone Brown) has been unknowingly the "guinea pig" in a bizarre experiment. For three months, Mr. Fairbanks has been secretly the subject of possibly mad scientist Herbert Grimwood (as Ulrich Metz). "The power of suggestion can destroy both mind and body," Dr. Metz explains, "But first I weaken the power of resistance in my subject by implanting psychic germs of fear, worry, superstition and kindred annoyances." Fairbanks has become superstitious and frantic, but maintains his good nature...
"When the Clouds Roll By" was a United Artists showcase for its box office star. The plot collapses as episodes lead to a revelation that doesn't exactly fit the (doctor's) introduction; we have been led astray. However, it doesn't matter if you take the story as a surreal fantasy from the opening credits. Also involved are Fairbanks' courtship of conveniently placed Kathleen Clifford (as Lucette "Lucy" Bancroft), plus business intrigue involving his uncle Ralph Lewis (as Curtis Brown) and oily rival Frank Campeau (as Mark Drake). Somehow, Fairbanks and Victor Fleming fit it all together.
******** When the Clouds Roll By (12/28/19) Victor Fleming ~ Douglas Fairbanks, Kathleen Clifford, Frank Campeau, Herbert Grimwood
"When the Clouds Roll By" was a United Artists showcase for its box office star. The plot collapses as episodes lead to a revelation that doesn't exactly fit the (doctor's) introduction; we have been led astray. However, it doesn't matter if you take the story as a surreal fantasy from the opening credits. Also involved are Fairbanks' courtship of conveniently placed Kathleen Clifford (as Lucette "Lucy" Bancroft), plus business intrigue involving his uncle Ralph Lewis (as Curtis Brown) and oily rival Frank Campeau (as Mark Drake). Somehow, Fairbanks and Victor Fleming fit it all together.
******** When the Clouds Roll By (12/28/19) Victor Fleming ~ Douglas Fairbanks, Kathleen Clifford, Frank Campeau, Herbert Grimwood
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- wes-connors
- Apr 15, 2011
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- Also known as
- Pesadillas
- Filming locations
- Central Station, Fifth Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Douglas climbs the façade of the station)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was When the Clouds Roll by (1919) officially released in Canada in English?
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