Wonderland Burlesque's Let's All Go To The Movies: It's In His Kiss - Part XXII

Wonderland Burlesque's

Let's All Go To The Movies:

It's In His Kiss

Part XXII

It's in his kiss.

Isn't that where it all begins?

A caress of the lips. A deep longing. Sharing a single breath?

On the silver screen such a kiss can be captured forever, frozen in time.

Or so these films would have us believe.

So, let's kiss and tell and spill the beans on these everlasting smacks, smooches, and snogs.

Yes, things can get pretty heated.

Chapstick exists for a reason, you know!

Grab a seat on the aisle.

Popcorn at the ready.

Pucker up and roll film!

- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque

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 Kissing Cup

(1913)

A jockey manages to escape a gang of kidnappers and makes it to Sandown in time to win his race.

Chrissie White

British silent sports film directed by Jack Hulcup and starring Harry Gilbey, Chrissie White and Cecil Mannering.

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The Third Kiss

(1919)

Missy, the heiress to her uncle's fortune, resolves to make atonement for the innocent lives lost when her uncle's box factory burns down because of his criminal carelessness. After her uncle dies, Missy disguises herself as an employee of the new factory and does settlement work where she meets Rupert Bawlf and his wife Cynthia. Rupert's friends Oliver Cloyne and Dr. Paton observe Rupert's infatuation with Missy and tell her that Rupert is the subject of gossip in society circles. Cloyne persuades Missy to wed him and avert scandal - with the promise that he will divorce her later. After the honeymoon, Cloyne discovers Missy is an heiress. He kisses her twice and declares that if he kisses her a third time it will mean that he plans to keep her. Meanwhile, Rupert is rejected by Missy and repents. Cloyne then rescues Missy from a fire and gives her a third kiss which signifies their mutual love.

This American silent comedy was directed by Robert G. Vignola and stars Vivian Martin, Harrison Ford, Robert Ellis, Kathleen Kirkham, Thomas Persse, Edna Mae Cooper, and Jane Keckley.

This is considered a lost film, as no print exists in any archive.

Vivian Martin

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Kissing Cup's Race 

(1920)

Despite the dastardly schemes of his rival, a lord's horse wins the race.

Violet Hopson

Based on the poem Kissing Cup's Race by Campbell Rae Brown, this British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Gregory Scott and Clive Brook.

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The First Kiss

1928

AKA: Der erste Kuß

The daughter of a grain tycoon, with the help of her best friend, dallies with a handsome musician and gains a legion of fans along the way.

This German silent comedy was directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Eugen Burg, Viola Garden and Werner Pittschau.

Anny Ondra

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Kissing Cup's Race 

(1930)

Based on the poem by by Campbell Rae Brown, a lord's horse wins the race, despite his rival's attempts to thwart him.

Madeleine Carroll

1930 British drama was directed by Castleton Knight and starring Stewart Rome, Madeleine Carroll and John Stuart. It's a 'talkie' remake of the 1920 film using J. Bertram Brown and Benedict James' original's screenplay with additions from the film's director, Castleton Knight and Blanche Metcalfe.

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The Third Kiss

(1952)

AKA: El tercer beso

 

This Argentine romantic drama was directed by Luis César Amadori (who also wrote the screenplay) and stars Pedro López Lagar, Silvia Legrand and Amelia Bence.

This film is considered part of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.

At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Amelia Bence won the Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.

Amelia Bence

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The First Kiss

(1954)

AKA: Der erste Kuß

Two twin sisters living in Salzburg encounter Paul, an aviator from Munich, and each enjoys what they think is a mild flirtation with him while pretending to be the other one. But it's all for naught, for Paul is really in love with his fiancée back in Munich with whom he has quarreled.

 

This Austrian-West German comedy was directed by Erik Ode and stars Isa Günther, Jutta Günther and Erich Auer.

Isa and Jutta Günther are German twins who enjoyed a career in film. They began their film careers in 1950 when they played the roles of Luise Palfy and Lotte Körner in Two Times Lotte, a film based on the children's novel of the same name. It was a huge hit and the two starred in over a dozen subsequent films. They retired from the screen at the age of 20, later marrying and living their lives privately.

 

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And that's all for now, folks.

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