''In Again, Out Again'' is a 1917 American
silent comedy film
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directed by
John Emerson and written by
Anita Loos
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. The film stars
Douglas Fairbanks
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,
Arline Pretty
Arline Pretty (September 5, 1885 – April 14, 1978) was an American film actress of the silent era.
Life and career
Pretty was born September 5, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a musician.
For three years, Pretty acted on ...
, Walter Walker,
Arnold Lucy
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Life ...
, Helen Greene, Homer Hunt, and
Albert Parker. The film was released on April 30, 1917, by Artcraft Pictures.
Plot
A young man drowns his sorrows in strong drink when jilted by his girl. His drunkenness gets him thrown in jail, where he falls in love with the jailer's daughter. When released, the young man tries everything to get back into the jail - though when he is mistaken for an anarchist bomber, he finds himself facing not just jail, but execution.
Cast
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Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thie ...
as Teddy Rutherford
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Arline Pretty
Arline Pretty (September 5, 1885 – April 14, 1978) was an American film actress of the silent era.
Life and career
Pretty was born September 5, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a musician.
For three years, Pretty acted on ...
as Janie Dubb
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Walter Walker as Sheriff Dubb
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Arnold Lucy
Arnold Lucy (born Walter George Campbell, 8 August 1865 – 15 December 1945) was a British theatre and film actor, best known as Professor Kantorek in ''All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film), All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930).
Life ...
as Amos Jennings
*Helen Greene as Pacifica Jennings
*Homer Hunt as Henry Pinchit
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Albert Parker as Jerry
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Bull Montana
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Biography
Born in Voghera, Italy, into a poor country family — and at a tim ...
as Quenton Auburn
*Ada Gilman as Teddy's Mother
*Frank Lalor as Pinkie
*Betty Tyrel as The Nurse
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W. C. Robinson as The Trustee
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Erich von Stroheim
Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. H ...
as Officer (uncredited)
Preservation status
A print of ''In Again, Out Again'' is preserved by the
Museum of Modern Art
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It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
, New York.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''In Again, Out Again''
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References
External links
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1917 films
1910s English-language films
Silent American comedy films
1917 comedy films
Paramount Pictures films
Films directed by John Emerson
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
1910s American films
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