The Nervous Wreck
| Year of Publication |
1926
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| Publication Type |
Screenplay
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| Language |
English
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| Abstract |
A silent film adaptation of the novel, The Nervous Wreck (1923), about Henry Williams (Harrison Ford), a Pittsburgh chemist who seeks to cure his hypochondria at an Arizona dude ranch. Pittsburgh becomes a running joke among the Westerners: “Pittsburgh! I'm tired of hearing about Pittsburgh. You'd think the sun rose and set in Pittsburgh.”
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| Notes |
Based on the novel by E. J. Rath, which is a pseudonym of J. Chauncey Corey Brainerd (1874-1922) and Edith Rathbone Brainerd (1885-1922).
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| Author Biography |
F. McGrew Willis (1891-1957), born in Iowa, was a screenwriter with more than 100 film credits. He died in California.
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| Time |
1920s
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| Published |
unpublished
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