Maytime (1923 film)

Maytime is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Ethel Shannon, Harrison Ford, and William Norris.

The film is based on the musical of the same name composed by Sigmund Romberg with a book by Rida Johnson Young.

Ottilie Van Zandt is forced to wed her cousin, despite her love for Richard Wayne, the gardener's son.

Richard leaves, vowing to return a wealthy man and eligible suitor for her.

Two generations later, the grandchildren of Ottilie and Richard, who both have inherited their names as well, meet and develop a close friendship that culminates in the romance that their grandparents began but could not consummate years before.

Bilingual ad in the Chinese language Screen Weekly (January 1925)