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The Plastic Age

Based On the book by Percy Marks

The Plastic Age is a 1925 American black-and-white silent romantic comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Clara Bow, Donald Keith, and Gilbert Roland. The film was based on a best-selling novel from 1924 of the same name, written by Percy Marks, a Brown University English instructor who chronicled the life of the fast-set of that university and used the fictitious Sanford College as a backdrop. The Plastic Age is known to most silent film fans as the very first hit of Clara Bow's career, and helped jumpstart her fast rise to stardom. Frederica Sagor Maas and Eve Unsell adapted the book for the screen.

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Release date:
1925
Director:
Wesley Ruggles
Cast:
Clara Bow, Donald Keith, Gilbert Roland, Mary Alden, Clark Gable
Country:
United States
Language:
English

Book vs Film

Cover of The Plastic Age
The Book · 1980

The Plastic Age

Percy Marks

★ 4.0 / 5 2 ratings · Open Library
Poster for The Plastic Age
The Film · 1925

The Plastic Age

Wesley Ruggles

★ 5.8 / 10 424 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen -55 years after publication.

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