The Last Edition | 1925 | Melodrama, Drama

Title: The Last Edition | 1925 | Melodrama, Drama Director: Emory Johnson Studio: Emory Johnson Productions Starring: Ralph Lewis, Lila Leslie, Ray Hallor, Frances Teague, Rex Lease Based on: Original story by Emilie Johnson Release Date: November 8, 1925 Runtime: 80 minutes Format: Silent, black-and-white, 35mm, 7 reels , English intertitles Country: United States Language: Silent Genres: Melodrama, Drama --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Pressroom and family introductions 00:14:00 Passed over for foreman 00:30:00 Bribery scandal and investigation 00:48:00 Fire at the Chronicle and arrests 01:03:00 Evidence uncovered and pursuit 01:18:00 Last edition and resolution --- Summary: Tom MacDonald, assistant foreman in the San Francisco Chronicle pressroom, sees a younger man promoted over him while his son Ray begins a promising job in the district attorney’s office. When a bribery case ensnares Ray and a catastrophic fire destroys the Chronicle plant, Tom is blamed and jailed alongside his son. Reporter Clarence Walker, in love with Tom’s daughter Polly, investigates the scandal and uncovers the plot behind the charges and the fire. Father and son are exonerated, the newspaper is rebuilt, Tom becomes foreman, and Clarence and Polly look to a future together. --- Background: The film was shot on location at the San Francisco Chronicle’s press plant and around the city in 1925, incorporating the working newspaper environment and using Chronicle employees as extras. Emory Johnson directed from a screenplay by his mother, Emilie Johnson, continuing his focus on stories about everyday workers. Exteriors were also filmed around Cosmo Street near Hollywood Boulevard. --- Trivia: Long considered lost, the film survived in a Dutch-print copy discovered at the EYE Filmmuseum and was restored in 2013 with English intertitles reconstructed from the Dutch. San Francisco Police Chief Dan O’Brien, father of actor George O’Brien, appears as himself. Some location shooting took place near Cosmo Street in Hollywood, later designated Chaplin–Keaton–Lloyd Alley in 2021. The restoration re-created original tinting and toning patterns observed in the nitrate print. The film was distributed by Film Booking Offices of America , a major independent distributor of the era. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: November 8, 1925 Original Studio / Distributor: Emory Johnson Productions / Film Booking Offices of America Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: Unknown --- Hashtags: TheLastEdition 1925 SilentFilm EmoryJohnson PublicDomain FilmHistory SanFrancisco NewspaperMovies Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Last_Edition_(1925).webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/The_Last_Edition_%281925%29.webm