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''A Million to Burn'' is a 1923 American
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by William Parke and written by Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars
Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...
,
Kalla Pasha Kalla Pasha (born as Joseph T. Rickard; March 5, 1879 – June 10, 1933) was an American professional wrestler, vaudeville comedian, and film actor active during the silent era. Biography Kalla Pasha was the stage name of Joseph T. Rickard ...
,
Beatrice Burnham Beatrice Burnham (October 2, 1902 – January 8, 1995) was an American film actress in silent films. Selected filmography * ''Ramona'' (1916) * ''Jack and Jill'' (1917) * ''The Petal on the Current'' (1919) *''Upstairs'' (1919) * '' Hitchin' P ...
, Tom McGuire,
Melbourne MacDowell Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on the silent screen in 1917. He used the stage name Virginia Drew Pres ...
and
Margaret Landis Margaret Cullen Landis (August 31, 1890 – April 8, 1981) was an American silent screen actress who appeared in at least 41 films between 1915 and 1931. Biography Margaret Cullen Landis was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of Lulan ...
. The film was released on October 26, 1923, by
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
.


Cast

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Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Banemann Rawlinson (15 November 1885 – 12 July 1953) was an English-born stage, film, radio, and television actor. A leading man during Hollywood's silent film era, Rawlinson transitioned to character roles after the advent of sound f ...
as Thomas Gwynne *
Kalla Pasha Kalla Pasha (born as Joseph T. Rickard; March 5, 1879 – June 10, 1933) was an American professional wrestler, vaudeville comedian, and film actor active during the silent era. Biography Kalla Pasha was the stage name of Joseph T. Rickard ...
as Nickoli Rubnov *
Beatrice Burnham Beatrice Burnham (October 2, 1902 – January 8, 1995) was an American film actress in silent films. Selected filmography * ''Ramona'' (1916) * ''Jack and Jill'' (1917) * ''The Petal on the Current'' (1919) *''Upstairs'' (1919) * '' Hitchin' P ...
as Daisy Jones * Tom McGuire as P.D. Riley *
Melbourne MacDowell Willet Melbourne MacDowell (November 22, 1856 – February 18, 1941) was an American stage and screen actor. He began on the legitimate stage in the 1870s and first appeared on the silent screen in 1917. He used the stage name Virginia Drew Pres ...
as Mark Mills *
Margaret Landis Margaret Cullen Landis (August 31, 1890 – April 8, 1981) was an American silent screen actress who appeared in at least 41 films between 1915 and 1931. Biography Margaret Cullen Landis was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of Lulan ...
as Sybil Mills *
George F. Marion George Francis Marion Sr. (July 16, 1860 – November 30, 1945) was an American film and stage actor and director, known for ''Anna Christie'', both (1923) and (1930), and ''Death from a Distance'' (1935). Marion acted in 35 films between 19 ...
as Old Ben Marlowe * Fred R. Stanton as Langden *Frederick Bertrand as The Auditor


Preservation

The film is now considered
lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
.American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''A Million to Burn''
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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Million To Burn 1923 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1923 comedy films Universal Pictures films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by William Parke Lost American comedy films 1923 lost films English-language comedy films 1920s American films