''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
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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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History
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.
American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''A Million to Burn''
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References
External links
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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