''Driftwood'' is a lost 1928 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Christy Cabanne
William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor.
Biography
Born in 1888, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) started his career on stage as an actor and director. He a ...
and starring
Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado (born José Ray Paige, November 4, 1904 – March 31, 1967) was an American actor, assistant director and film production manager.
Life and career
Born Jose Paige in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Alvarado first studied agriculture o ...
,
Marceline Day
Marceline Day (born Marceline Newlin; April 24, 1908 – February 16, 2000) was an American motion picture actress whose career began as a child in the 1910s and ended in the 1930s.
Early life
Marceline Newlin was born in Colorado Springs, Color ...
and
Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933.
Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe ...
.
[Monaco p.559]
Cast
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Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado (born José Ray Paige, November 4, 1904 – March 31, 1967) was an American actor, assistant director and film production manager.
Life and career
Born Jose Paige in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Alvarado first studied agriculture o ...
as Jim Curtis
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Marceline Day
Marceline Day (born Marceline Newlin; April 24, 1908 – February 16, 2000) was an American motion picture actress whose career began as a child in the 1910s and ended in the 1930s.
Early life
Marceline Newlin was born in Colorado Springs, Color ...
as Daisy Smith
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Alan Roscoe
Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; August 23, 1888 – March 8, 1933) was an American film actor of the silent and early talking film eras. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1933.
Roscoe was born John Albert Rascoe ...
as Johnson
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Jack W. Johnston
J. W. Johnston (October 2, 1876 – July 29, 1946) was an Irish American stage and film actor who started as a supporting actor and, briefly, leading man in the 1910s and early 1920s, continued as a character performer from the mid-1920s, and en ...
as Barlow
* Fred Holmes as Doc Prouty
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Fritzi Brunette
Fritzi Brunette (born Florence Brunet; May 27, 1890 – September 28, 1943) was an American actress.
Early years
Fritzi Brunette was born Florence Brunet in Savannah, Georgia, or in Boston although some sources list her birthname as Florence Si ...
as Lola
*
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil (September 26, 1878 – May 1, 1951) was an English-born American actress whose 30-year career spanned both the silent and sound film eras.
Career
Stage
Cecil's career began on the stage, when she debuted in London at age 19 ...
as Mrs. Prouty
* Joseph P. Mack as Johnson's Henchman
References
Bibliography
* Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991.
External links
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1928 films
1928 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Christy Cabanne
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Columbia Pictures films
American silent feature films
Films set in Oceania
Films based on short fiction
1920s American films
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