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The Snob (1924)

Film Information:
Production: Not Available;
Premiere: Not Available;
Released: November 10, 1924;
Production/Distribution Companies: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures;
Director: Monta Bell;
From the story by Helen R. Martin;
Photography: Andre Bartlatier;
Film editor: Ralph Lawson;
Set Design: Cedric Gibbons;
Running time: unknown;
Not available on VHS or DVD;

Cast: John Gilbert as Eugene Curry; Norma Shearer as Nancy Claxton; Conrad Nagel as Herrick Appleton; Phyllis Haver as Dorothy Rensheimer; Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Leiter; Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Curry; Aileen Manning as Lottie; Hazel Kennedy as Florence; Gordon Sackville as Sherwood Claxton; Roy Laidlaw as Doctor; Nellie Bly Baker as Maid;

Reviews:

Photoplay, January, 1924: "Check a hit down to the promising Monta Bell, who first revealed his possibilities in Broadway After Dark. Bell has developed his dramatic story with fine freshness and originality. The Snob is a Helen R. Martin story and there is a Mennonite background. John Gilbert is excellent as the professor and the cast is admirable, particularly Norma Shearer as his wife."

Mordaunt Hall in the New York Times, December 15, 1924: "Miss Shearer is restrained and charming, but as Nancy one can't help thinking that she is conscious of all her virtues. Conrad Nagel, as hero, is more pleasing than usual, as he indulges in a variation of expressions and is not as gloomy as in his previous love sick roles. As for Mr. Gilbert's performance he is too lethargic. A little fire would have made Cury more interesting. Phyllis Haver is capable as Dorothy who powders her face by the hour and worries over flirting and dancing. This adaptation could have been a really fine screen effort had is been handled by Lubitsch, Chaplin, or Buchoweight. As it stands, it is a passing entertainment which ought to be cut in many places to avoid repetition and long winded close ups."

Variety, December 17, 1924: "Miss Shearer does especially well with her portrayal of the reserved heiress, adding to her appearance by a performance that bears out the contention this girl both is and has been continuously progressing."

Notes/Trivia:
The film is presumed lost, but a print has been known to be in existence as recently as the late 1970s.
The Snob is believed to be one of Norma Shearer's greatest silent films. Like many of her greatest silents, it is presumed lost.

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