The Rookie's Return is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Jack Nelson and written by Archer MacMackin. The film stars Douglas MacLean, Doris May, Frank Currier, Leo White, Kathleen Key, and Elinor Hancock. The film was released on December 26, 1920, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] A copy of the film is in the Library of Congress.[1][3]

The Rookie's Return
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Directed byJack Nelson
Screenplay byArcher MacMackin
Produced byThomas H. Ince
StarringDouglas MacLean
Doris May
Frank Currier
Leo White
Kathleen Key
Elinor Hancock
CinematographyBert Cann
Edited byHarry Marker
Production
companies
Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 26, 1920 (1920-12-26)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The film was advertised as being a sequel to 23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1919), which also starred MacLean and May, but their characters had different names in that film.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Rookie's Return". silentera.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Rookie's Return". afi.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p.155, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
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