''Big Town Ideas'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by

Carl Harbaugh } Carl Harbaugh ( – February 26, 1960) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. Biography On Broadway, Harbaugh performed in ''The Greyhound'' (1912) and ''The Bludgeon'' (1914). He was married to Frances Lawson Bouis (? - ...

and starring

Eileen Percy Eileen Percy (August 1902 – 29 July 1973) was an Irish-born American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1917 and 1933. Biography Born in Belfast in August 1902, Percy lived in Brooklyn, New York, briefly ...

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and

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.Munden p.60 It was produced and distributed by Fox Film.

Cast

as Fan Tilden * Kenneth Gibson as Alan Dix *

as Spick Sprague * Lon Poff as Deputy *

as Molly Dorn *

Leo Sulky Leo Sulky (6 December 1874 – 3 June 1957) was an American actor. He usually appeared in films directed by Del Lord such as ''Black Oxfords'' (1924), ''Yukon Jake'' (1924), ''Wall Street Blues'' (1924), ''Lizzies of the Field'' (1924), '' Gallopi ...

as George Small *

Harry DeRoy Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

as Bald-headed Man * Lefty James as Warden * Lawrence A. Bowes as Governor *

Paul Kamp Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

as Grocer's Boy * Paul Cazeneuve as Show Manager * Clarence Wilson as Chef *

Jess Aldridge Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, etc., and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Jess Atkinson (born 1961), American football player * Jess Cain (1926–2008), American radio host * ...

as Governor's Bodyguard

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1920s American films 1921 films 1921 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American comedy films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Films directed by Carl Harbaugh {{1920s-US-film-stub