Where Was I? (film)

Where Was I? is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny. Based upon a short story by Edgar Franklin, it was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures under their Jewel banner.^[1]

Where Was I?
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Directed by	William A. Seiter
Written by	Melville W. Brown
Based on	Where Was I? by Edgar Franklin
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Reginald Denny
Cinematography	Charles J. Stumar
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 15, 1925 (1925-11-15)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,^[2] Thomas Berford, so successful in business that he has but one rival, George Stone, announces that he will marry Alicia, who is Stone's daughter. Furious, Stone threatens to break him, and hires Claire, an adventuress, who tells Berford that he married her on January 9, 1923. Berford starts out to prove an alibi, but learns that the man who knows where he was on the date named is in Africa. However, he finds a suitcase full of money. Berford works to keep Alicia and Claire from meeting each other. His troubles multiply when his fake wife installs herself in his home. When his sweetheart meets the adventuress, it seems that he is to be arrested. However, the other woman tells of the frameup and he and Alicia are married.

Cast

• Reginald Denny as Thomas S. Berford
• Marian Nixon as Alicia Stone
• Pauline Garon as Claire
• Lee Moran as Henry
• Tyrone Power, Sr. as George Stone
• Otis Harlan as Bennett
• Chester Conklin as Elmer
• William H. Turner as Jones
• Thomas G. Lingham as McPherson (credited as Tom Lingham)
• Arthur Lake as Jimmy

Preservation

A print of Where Was I? is preserved at the Filmmuseum a.k.a. EYE Institut in Amsterdam.^[3]