| The Breathless Moment | |
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| Directed by | Robert F. Hill |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Richard by Marguerite Bryant |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William Thornley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 1 hour |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
The Breathless Moment is a 1924 Americansilentcomedy drama film directed byRobert F. Hill and starringWilliam Desmond,Charlotte Merriam, andAlfred Fisher.[1][2]
As described in a film magazine review,[3] Billy Carson and Dan Cassidy, pals and crooks, are contrasting types, with Carson a cheerful individual who loves a joke and turns a sunny gaze upon the world, while his partner Cassidy a pronounced pessimist with an ingrowing grouch against everyone and everything with the exception of his pal. They visit the home of a millionaire while he is in Europe and, when Detective Quinn arrives at the mansion, Carson poses as the millionaire as he removes a number of priceless paintings. Quinn is put on their trail. After a variety of complications, by chance it happens that Carson saves the wife of Quinn and is slightly injured in the process. Quinn, feeling an obligation towards the criminal, offers Carson the alternatives of settling down and living quietly in a small village or going to jail. Carson and his pal go to a village, and the former falls in love when he discovers the fascinations of a young woman of the village, going straight and finding happiness.
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