When the Clouds Roll by

Dec 28 1919 N/A 1h 25m
Action, Comedy, Romance

Daniel Boone Brown is a pleasure-seeking playboy carousing around New York City without a care in the world -- that is, until he becomes the unwitting subject of a series of experiments at the hands of a sadistic psychiatrist. Through various means of control, the mad scientist drives Daniel to think he's losing his mind, but ultimately introduces him to the lovely Lucette.

Plot

The comfortable and amiable Daniel Boone Brown, a resident of New York's water front, becomes the victim of a mad scientist's psychological experiments. For days, Dr. Ulrich Metz messes up Daniel's life, bringing on failing health, restless sleep, a nervous and irritable disposition, tardiness for work, and superstitions that cause worry and fear. Several months into the ordeal, one of Metz's minions, hired as Daniel's livery, feeds him a midnight snack of spring onions, lobster, Welsh rarebit and mince pie. We see the contents of his stomach causing pain and distress; then he has vivid and surreal nightmares. Will Metz succeed in driving Daniel to suicide?

Written by

Douglas Fairbanks, Victor Fleming, Thomas J. Geraghty

Directed by

Victor Fleming

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks, Albert MacQuarrie, Kathleen Clifford

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Douglas Fairbanks Pictures, United Artists

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,019
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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