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''The Skyrocket'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Marshall Neilan. ==Production background== The film was based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Adela Rogers St. Johns and scripted by Benjamin Glazer.〔(''The Skyrocket'' ) at silentera.com〕 The movie stars Peggy Hopkins Joyce, a one-time Ziegfeld Follies showgirl who became a media figure in the late 1910s and early 1920s for dating, marrying and divorcing wealthy men, acquiring a sizable collection of expensive jewellery and furs and wearing fashionable clothes. The film was Joyce's first full length feature and was intended as a vehicle to launch her acting career as she was largely known only for her colorful personal life. The film's distributor, Associated Exhibitors, had a massive publicity campaign to promote the film. While Joyce earned mainly positive reviews for her performance, the film barely earned back its budget in box office returns.〔Rosenblum 2000 p.151〕 The film caused the Wisconsin state legislature to introduce a bill that would allow for the censorship of all movies entering the state. Joyce would appear in only one more film, ''International House'' (1933), before fading into obscurity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Skyrocket」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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