''Ducks and Drakes'' is a 1921 American silent

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produced and released by Realart Pictures, an offshoot of

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. It was directed by stage producer/director Maurice Campbell and stars Bebe Daniels (also a producer on this film) and Jack Holt. Elmer Harris provided the story and screenplay. A copy is held at the

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Ducks and Drakes''
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Plot

Based upon a summary in a film publication, Teddy Simpson (Daniels) is a wealthy young orphan who, instead of marrying Rob Winslow (Holt), whom her Aunty Weeks (Kelso) has selected for her, is bent upon getting into trouble by seeking adventure and through her flirtatious ways. Rob's friends, victims of her telephone flirtations, offer to help him cure her. Part of the cure involves Teddy taking a ride with Tom Hazzard (Lawrence) to an exclusive gun club, with the other conspirators making things so warm for her that she is cured for all time. When Rob calls her the next day, he finds her ready to consent to a speedy wedding.

Cast

* Bebe Daniels as Teddy Simpson * Jack Holt as Rob Winslow * Mayme Kelso as Aunty Weeks * Edward Martindel as Dick Chiltern * W. E. Lawrence as Tom Hazzard *

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as Colonel Tweed *Maurie Newell as Cissy *Elsie Andrean as Mina

Status

A DVD was released by Edward Lorusso with a music score by David Drazin in March 2016.

References

External links

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Contemporary review
in the ''New York Dramatic Mirror'', via Fulton History
Surviving coming attraction lantern slide
at the Cleveland Public Library

(George Eastman House)(Wayback Machine) 1921 films Films based on short fiction American silent feature films Silent American comedy films 1921 comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Maurice Campbell Surviving American silent films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub