''Miss Hobbs'' is a 1920 American silent
comedy film
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directed by
Donald Crisp
Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...
and written by
Elmer Blaney Harris
Elmer Blaney Harris (January 11, 1878 – September 6, 1966) was an American author, dramatist, and playwright.
Biography
Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois as the youngest of eight children. He moved with his family to Oakland, Californ ...
. The film stars
Wanda Hawley
Wanda Hawley (born Selma Wanda Pittack; July 30, 1895 – March 18, 1963) was an American actress during the silent film era. She entered the theatrical profession with an amateur group in Seattle, and later toured the United States and Can ...
,
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ...
,
Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a motion picture actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917).
Early years
Edd ...
,
Walter Hiers
Walter Hiers (July 18, 1893 – February 27, 1933) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Born in 1893, during his two decade-long acting career spanning from 1912 to 1932, Hiers acted in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific actor w ...
,
Julanne Johnston
Julanne Johnston (May 1, 1900 – December 26, 1988) was an American silent film actress.
Biography
Johnston was born and educated in Indianapolis, Indiana, then her family moved to Hollywood. There she took dancing lessons at the Denishawn Sch ...
, and Emily Chichester. The film was released on May 19, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation.
Plot
According to a contemporary newspaper,
[''South Bend News-Times'', page 5, June 8, 1920.] the story concerns a "man-hater" falling in love.
Cast
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Wanda Hawley
Wanda Hawley (born Selma Wanda Pittack; July 30, 1895 – March 18, 1963) was an American actress during the silent film era. She entered the theatrical profession with an amateur group in Seattle, and later toured the United States and Can ...
as Miss Hobbs
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Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ...
as Wolff Kingsearl
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Helen Jerome Eddy
Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a motion picture actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917).
Early years
Edd ...
as Beulah Hackett
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Walter Hiers
Walter Hiers (July 18, 1893 – February 27, 1933) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Born in 1893, during his two decade-long acting career spanning from 1912 to 1932, Hiers acted in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific actor w ...
as George Jessup
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Julanne Johnston
Julanne Johnston (May 1, 1900 – December 26, 1988) was an American silent film actress.
Biography
Johnston was born and educated in Indianapolis, Indiana, then her family moved to Hollywood. There she took dancing lessons at the Denishawn Sch ...
as Millicent Farey
*Emily Chichester as Alice Joy
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Frances Raymond
Frances Raymond (1869–1961) was an American stage and film actress.Goble p.193 An established character actress, she played in a number of supporting roles during the silent era. Later, during the sound era, she primarily played much smaller, un ...
as Mrs. Kingsearl
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Jack Mulhall
John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years.
Early years
Mu ...
as Percy Hackett
References
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1920 films
1920s English-language films
Silent American comedy films
1920 comedy films
Films based on works by Jerome K. Jerome
Films directed by Donald Crisp
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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