''Miami'' is a 1924 American
silent society melodrama film directed by
Alan Crosland
Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927).
Early life and career
Born in New York Ci ...
and distributed by
W. W. Hodkinson
William Wadsworth Hodkinson (August 16, 1881 – June 2, 1971), known more commonly as W. W. Hodkinson, was born in Independence, Kansas. Known as ''The Man Who Invented Hollywood'', he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 190 ...
. The film stars
Betty Compson
Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and ...
and
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...
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Cast
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Betty Compson
Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and ...
as Joan Bruce
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as Ransom Tate
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Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...
as Mary Tate
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J. Barney Sherry
J. Barney Sherry (March 4, 1874February 22, 1944) was an American actor of the silent film era. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1905 and 1929. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from card ...
as David Forbes
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Lucy Fox
Lucy Fox (October 25, 1897 – May 21, 1970) was an American actress active in the era of silent film.Solomon, p. 290
Partial filmography
* '' Just for Tonight'' (1918)
* '' Why I Would Not Marry?'' (1918)
* ''The Bishop's Emeralds'' (1919)
* '' ...
as Veronica Forbes
* Benjamin F. Finney, Jr. as Grant North
Preservation
With no copies of ''Miami'' located in any film archives,
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Miami''
/ref> it is a lost film
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
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References
External links
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1924 films
1924 drama films
Silent American drama films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Alan Crosland
Films set in Miami
Films shot in Miami
American independent films
Lost American drama films
Melodrama films
Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
1920s independent films
1924 lost films
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
English-language drama films
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