# The Love Toy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Love_Toy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Love_Toy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Toy > Source revision: 1351251059 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1926 film by Erle C. Kenton The Love Toy Lobby card Directed by Erle C. Kenton Written by Charles Logue (story) Produced by Warner Brothers Starring Lowell Sherman Jane Winton Cinematography John J. Mescall Distributed by Warner Brothers Release date February 13, 1926 (1926-02-13) Running time 60 minutes Country US Language Silent (English intertitles) ***The Love Toy*** is a 1926 American [silent](/source/Silent_film) [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) directed by [Erle C. Kenton](/source/Erle_C._Kenton) and starring [Lowell Sherman](/source/Lowell_Sherman), [Jane Winton](/source/Jane_Winton), and [Willard Louis](/source/Willard_Louis). Produced and distributed by [Warner Brothers](/source/Warner_Bros._Pictures).[1] ## Plot Just before his wedding, Peter Remsen discovers his bride in the arms of another man. He tears up their [marriage license](/source/Marriage_license). To drown his remorse, he hires himself out to the European kingdom of Luzania, where he becomes a general in its army, helping King Lavoris navigate daily conflicts with Belgradia. After achieving victories in several of these daily wars, the King appoints him as his valet. Peter saves Princess Patricia from the prime minister, who is attempting to usurp the throne and force her into marriage. Peter subsequently wins the affection of the princess.[2] ## Cast - [Lowell Sherman](/source/Lowell_Sherman) as Peter Remsen - [Jane Winton](/source/Jane_Winton) as The Bride - [Willard Louis](/source/Willard_Louis) as King Lavoris - [Gayne Whitman](/source/Gayne_Whitman) as Prime Minister - [Ethel Grey Terry](/source/Ethel_Grey_Terry) as Queen Zita - [Helene Costello](/source/Helene_Costello) as Princess Patricia - [Maude George](/source/Maude_George) as Lady in Waiting - [Myrna Loy](/source/Myrna_Loy) (bit role; uncredited) Lowell Sherman and Helene Costello were later married. ## Preservation With no prints of *The Love Toy* located in any film archives,[3] it is considered a [lost film](/source/Lost_film).[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The Love Toy"](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/10432). *The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993*. [American Film Institute](/source/American_Film_Institute) – via catalog.afi.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Campbell, William (March 13, 1926). ["Pre-Release Review of Features: *The Love Toy*"](https://archive.org/details/motionnews33moti/page/n177/mode/1up). *Motion Picture News*. Vol. 33, no. 11. New York: Motion Picture News, Inc. p. 1212. Retrieved April 6, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Love Toy"](http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.7115/default.html). *FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog*. [International Federation of Film Archives](/source/International_Federation_of_Film_Archives), [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Lost Films of Warner Brothers Pictures"](http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnewarner.html). *silentsaregolden.com*. Arne Anderson's Lost Film Files. Retrieved April 4, 2024. ## External links - [*The Love Toy*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017085/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Lobby cards](https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/love-toy-warner-brothers-1926-1878578842) (archived) - [Lobby card](https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOVE-TOY-26-HAND-TINTED-SILENT-TITLE-CARD-POSTER-LOWELL-SHERMAN-HELENE-COSTELLO/262531136624?hash=item3d20133c70:g:KBsAAOSwbsBXjBtC) v t e Films directed by Erle C. Kenton Salome vs. Shenandoah (1919) Down on the Farm (1920) Love, Honor and Behave (1920) A Small Town Idol (1921) A Fool and His Money (1925) The Danger Signal (1925) Red Hot Tires (1925) The Love Toy (1926) Other Women's Husbands (1926) The Sap (1926) The Palm Beach Girl (1926) The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927) The Girl in the Pullman (1927) Bare Knees (1928) Name the Woman (1928) Nothing to Wear (1928) Companionate Marriage (1928) Golf Widows (1928) The Street of Illusion (1928) The Sideshow (1928) The Sporting Age (1928) Trial Marriage (1929) Father and Son (1929) Song of Love (1929) Mexicali Rose (1929) A Royal Romance (1930) X Marks the Spot (1931) Left Over Ladies (1931) The Last Parade (1931) Guilty as Hell (1932) Island of Lost Souls (1932) From Hell to Heaven (1933) Disgraced! (1933) Big Executive (1933) Search for Beauty (1934) You're Telling Me! (1934) Party Wire (1935) The Best Man Wins (1935) The Public Menace (1935) Devil's Squadron (1936) Counterfeit (1936) She Asked for It (1937) The Devil's Playground (1937) Little Tough Guys in Society (1938) The Lady Objects (1938) Everything's on Ice (1939) Escape to Paradise (1939) Remedy for Riches (1940) Petticoat Politics (1941) Melody for Three (1941) Naval Academy (1941) They Meet Again (1941) Flying Cadets (1941) North to the Klondike (1942) The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Frisco Lil (1942) Pardon My Sarong (1942) Who Done It? (1942) It Ain't Hay (1943) House of Frankenstein (1944) She Gets Her Man (1945) House of Dracula (1945) The Cat Creeps (1946) Little Miss Big (1946) Bob and Sally (1948) One Too Many (1951) Secrets of Beauty (1951) This article related to an American silent comedy film of the 1920s is a stub. 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