''Miss Nobody'' is a 1926

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

drama produced and distributed by First National Pictures and directed by

Lambert Hillyer Lambert Harwood Hillyer (July 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter. Biography Lambert Harwood Hillyer was born July 8, 1893, in Tyner, Indiana. His mother was character actress Lydia Knott. A graduate of ...

. The film is based on a short story by Tiffany Wells called "Shebo"; the likely feminine pronunciation of hobo. The stars of the film were

Anna Q. Nilsson Anna Quirentia Nilsson (March 30, 1888 – February 11, 1974) was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies. Early life Nilsson was born in Ystad, Sweden in 1888. Her middle name Quirentia is derived from her ...

and

Walter Pidgeon Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. He earned two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his roles in '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942) and ''Madame Curie'' (1943). Pidgeon also starred in ...

, then in a very early role in his career. The plot of this film bears a striking resemblance to ''

Beggars of Life ''Beggars of Life'' is an American film directed by William Wellman and starring Wallace Beery and Richard Arlen as hobos, and Louise Brooks as a young woman who dresses as a young man and flees the law. The film is regarded as Brooks's best Ame ...

'', made two years later at

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Synopsis

The father of an heiress dies broke leaving her destitute without inheritance. She falls in with a group of hobos traveling incognito cross country dressed as a man. Miss Nobody (SAYRE 14172)

Cast

- Barbara Brown *

- Bravo *

Louise Fazenda Louise Fazenda (June 17, 1895 – April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films. Early life Fazenda was born in her maternal grandparents' house in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of merchandise bro ...

- Mazie Raleigh * Mitchell Lewis - Harmony * Clyde Cook - Bertie * Arthur Stone - Happy *

Anders Randolf Anders Randolf (December 18, 1870 – July 2, 1930) was a Danish American actor in American films from 1913 to 1930. Biography Anders was born in Viborg, Denmark, where he became a professional soldier in the Danish army and a world-class swo ...

- J.B. Hardiman *

Claire Du Brey Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubreyvich, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films between 1916 and 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey. Ear ...

- Ann Adams *

Jed Prouty Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Biography Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly app ...

- The Farmer *Caroline Rankin - His Wife * George Nichols - The Sheriff *

Elita Proctor Otis Elita Proctor Otis (1851 or 1860 – August 10, 1927) was an American actress. She had a long distinguished stage career before her foray into early silent films. In 1909 she may have been the first actress to play Nancy Sikes on screen in a Vi ...

- Miriam Arnold (billed as Oleta Otis) * James Gordon - Police Sergeant *Fred Warren - Barker

Preservation status

This film appears to now be a

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. Two other silent films titled ''Miss Nobody'' from

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Fo ...

(starring

Gladys Hulette Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was an American silent film actress from Arcade, New York, United States. Her career began in the early years of silent movies and continued until the mid-1930s. She first performed on stage at ...

) and 1920 (starring

Billie Rhodes Billie Rhodes (born Levita Axelrod) was an American actress who appeared in nearly 200 films during her career. Biography Born in San Francisco, Rhodes starting her acting career with the Morrison Stock Company, a local theatre troupe. She w ...

) are preserved in the film collection of the

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.''Miss Nobody'' silent films: Library of Congress Silent Feature Survival Database
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References

External links

''Miss Nobody'' at IMDB''Miss Nobody'' at AllMovieAnna Q. Nilsson in a still from ''Photoplay'' magazine (July 1926)
1926 films Lost American films 1926 drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Cross-dressing in American films Films directed by Lambert Hillyer First National Pictures films Rail transport films Silent American drama films 1926 lost films Lost drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub