''Little Church Around the Corner'' is a 1923 American
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
William A. Seiter
William Alfred Seiter (June 10, 1890 – July 26, 1964) was an American film director.
Life and career
Seiter was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Senne ...
and written by
Olga Printzlau
Olga Printzlau (December 13, 1891 – July 8, 1962) was an American screenwriter. She wrote for more than 60 films between 1915 and 1933. She also wrote a play, ''Window Panes,'' which was staged in Los Angeles in 1928, and won praise from t ...
. The film stars
Claire Windsor
Claire Windsor (born Clara Viola Cronk; April 14, 1892 – October 24, 1972) was an American film actress of the silent screen era.
Early life
Windsor was born Clara Viola Cronk (nicknamed "Ola") in 1892 in Marvin, Phillips County, Kansas to ...
,
Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types.
Early life
Harlan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of George W. Harlan and ac ...
,
Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer.
Early life
Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil Wa ...
,
Pauline Starke
Pauline Starke (January 10, 1901Some sources say she was born in 1900. – February 3, 1977) was an American silent-film actress.
Early years
Pauline Starke was born on January 10, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of George W. Starke a ...
,
Walter Long, and
Cyril Chadwick
Cyril Chadwick (11 June 1879 – 3 November 1955) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 70 films between 1913 and 1938. He was born in Kensington, London.
Partial filmography
* ''Doc'' (1914) - Eastman
* ''Mrs. Black Is Ba ...
. The film was released by
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Di ...
in March 1923.
Cast
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Claire Windsor
Claire Windsor (born Clara Viola Cronk; April 14, 1892 – October 24, 1972) was an American film actress of the silent screen era.
Early life
Windsor was born Clara Viola Cronk (nicknamed "Ola") in 1892 in Marvin, Phillips County, Kansas to ...
as Leila Morton
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Kenneth Harlan
Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types.
Early life
Harlan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of George W. Harlan and ac ...
as David Graham
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Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer.
Early life
Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil Wa ...
as John Morton
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Pauline Starke
Pauline Starke (January 10, 1901Some sources say she was born in 1900. – February 3, 1977) was an American silent-film actress.
Early years
Pauline Starke was born on January 10, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of George W. Starke a ...
as Hetty Burrows
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Walter Long as Big Hex Poulon
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Cyril Chadwick
Cyril Chadwick (11 June 1879 – 3 November 1955) was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 70 films between 1913 and 1938. He was born in Kensington, London.
Partial filmography
* ''Doc'' (1914) - Eastman
* ''Mrs. Black Is Ba ...
as Mark Hanford
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Alec B. Francis as Reverend Bradley
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Winter Hall
Winter Hall (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a stage actor in Austr ...
as Doc
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Margaret Seddon
Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress.
Biography
She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a come ...
as Mrs. Wallace
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George Cooper as Jude Burrows
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Stanton Heck
Stanton Heck (January 8, 1877 – December 16, 1929), was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1918 and 1928. Earlier in his career, he appeared on stage in musicals such as 1906's ''A Parisian Model''.(Dece ...
as Burt Wilson
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Fred R. Stanton
Fred R. Stanton, born Frederick R. Schwerd, (1881–May 27, 1925) was an actor in the United States. He had numerous film roles and also performed in theater.
He portrays a Native American in ''Son of the Wolf'' and has a memorable knife fight wit ...
as The Sheriff
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Winston Miller
Winston Miller (June 22, 1910 – June 21, 1994) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and actor. He wrote for more than 60 films and television shows between 1936 and 1976. He began as an actor in silent films, appearing in eleven fi ...
as Little David
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Mary Jane Irving
Mary Jane Irving (October 20, 1913 – July 17, 1983) was an American actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1917 and 1938.
Biography
Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Irving began her career as a child actor in silent films. A popular c ...
as Little Hetty
Box office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $324,000 domestically and $28,000 foreign.
References
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1923 films
1920s English-language films
Silent American drama films
1923 drama films
Warner Bros. films
Films directed by William A. Seiter
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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