Conductor 1492

Conductor 1492
Doris May and Johnny Hines in Conductor 1492
Directed by	Charles Hines
Story by	Johnny Hines
Starring	Johnny Hines
Cinematography	Charles E. Gilson
Edited by	Clarence Kolster
Production company	Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 12, 1924 (1924-01-12)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$107,000[1]
Box office	$334,000[1]

Conductor 1492 is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and starring Johnny Hines. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.[2][3]

Plot

As described in a review of the film in a film magazine,[4] Terence O’Toole (Hines) leaves his old home in Ireland to seek his fortune in America. He becomes "Conductor 1492" on a trolley car belonging to a system which both the president and vice-president are struggling to gain control. The final outcome of this fight depends on two shares of stock which are missing and which if not found will bring disgrace to President Connelly. The villain produces two forged shares but Johnny’s father saves the day by producing the real shares, which he bought a number of years before. In the meantime Terence has fallen in love with Connelly’s daughter and he gets her as his reward.

Cast

• Johnny Hines as Terry O'Toole
• Doris May as Noretta Connelly
• Dan Mason as Mike O'Toole
• Ruth Renick as Edna Brown
• Robert Cain as Richard Langford
• Fred Esmelton as Denman Connelly
• Byron Sage as Bobby Connelly
• Michael Dark as James Stoddard
• Dorothy Vernon as Mrs. Brown
• Cameo as a dog
• Billy Armstrong as Drunk at Party (uncredited)
• Al Cooke as Boarding House Drunk (uncredited)
• Dick Sutherland as Boarding House Hothead (uncredited)

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $300,000 domestic and $34,000 foreign.[1]

Preservation

Conductor 1492 film has been preserved at several archives, including the Library of Congress, George Eastman House, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[5][6] This version has been broadcast on television and cable. A mute print was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions/United Artists in the 1950s, and preserved at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.[7]

References

1. Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 2 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Conductor 1492
3. Progressive Silent Film List: Conductor 1492 at silentera.com
4. Sewell, C. S. (February 23, 1924). "Conductor 1492: Newest Johnny Hines Feature Comedy for Warner Brothers Looks Like a Fine Audience Picture". The Moving Picture World. 66 (8). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 669–70. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
5. American Film Institute Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress
6. "Conductor 1492" Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog
7. 1957 Movies from AAP Warner Bros. Features & Cartoons Sales Book Directed at TV

External links

• Conductor 1492 at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Conductor 1492 at IMDb
• Conductor 1492 part 1 available for free download at Internet Archive (pt.2, pt.3)