''Footlights and Shadows'' is a 1920 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Goble p.327 It was shot at

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a major site of filmmaking until the rise of Hollywood.

Cast

as Gloria Dawn * Alex Onslow as Jerry O'Farrell *

as Peter Shaw * Mr. Farrell as Doctor * May Hicks as Colored Mammy * E. Van Beusen as Mr. Johnson / Frank Reynolds * A.H. Busby as Detective * Robert Lee Keeling as Manager

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Noble Selznick Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub