The Skyrocket

The Skyrocket

80 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 14, 1926

In the prologue Sharon Kimm and Mickey Reid are childhood friends in a tenement neighborhood but are separated when Sharon is placed in an orphanage. In the story we see Sharon as a young Hollywood star whose quick rise to fame leaves her self-centered, superficial, and a spendthrift. Ironically, the film that skyrocketed her to fame was written by Mickey. But her success is brief; and when it comes crashing to earth, Mickey is there to pick up the pieces.

The Skyrocket

80 mins | Drama, Romance | Feb. 14, 1926

The Skyrocket
In the prologue Sharon Kimm and Mickey Reid are childhood friends in a tenement neighborhood but are separated when Sharon is placed in an orphanage. In the story we see Sharon as a young Hollywood star whose quick rise to fame leaves her self-centered, superficial, and a spendthrift. Ironically, the film that skyrocketed her to fame was written by Mickey. But her success is brief; and when it comes crashing to earth, Mickey is there to pick up the pieces.
Producers Celebrity Productions
Original title The Skyrocket
Directors Marshall Neilan
Writers Adela Rogers St. Johns, Benjamin Glazer

Cast

Gladys Brockwell

as Rose Kimm (prologue)

Charles West

as Edward Kimm (prologue)

Muriel McCormac

as Sharon Kimm (prologue)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

as Mickey (prologue)

Peggy Hopkins Joyce

as Sharon Kimm

Owen Moore

as Mickey Reid

Gladys Hulette

as Lucia Morgan

Paulette Duval

as Mildred Rideout

Lilyan Tashman

as Ruby Wright

Earle Williams

as William Dvorak

Bernard Randall

as Sam Hertzfelt

Sammy Cohen

as Morris Pincus

Bull Montana

as Film Comedian

Arnold Gray

as Stanley Craig

Ben Hall

as Peter Stanton

Nick Dandau

as Vladmir Strogin

Hank Mann

as Comedy Producer

Joan Standing

as Sharon's Secretary

Eugenie Besserer

as Wardrobe Mistress