''Molly O'' is a 1921 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
starring
Mabel Normand and directed by
F. Richard Jones.
Cast
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Mabel Normand as Molly O'
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George Nichols as Tim O'Dair
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Anna Dodge
Anna Dodge (October 18, 1867 – May 4, 1945) was an American silent film actress.
Anna Dodge married silent film actor George Hernandez and was frequently credited as Anna Hernandez.
Filmography
1910s
* ''Making a Man of Him'' (1911)
* ''O ...
as Mrs. Tim O'Dair (as Anna Hernandez)
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Albert Hackett
Albert Maurice Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American actor, dramatist and screenwriter most noted for his collaborations with his partner and wife Frances Goodrich.
Early years
Hackett was born in New York City, the s ...
as Billy O'Dair
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Eddie Gribbon
Eddie Gribbon (January 3, 1890 – September 29, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films from the 1910s to the 1950s. Gribbon began working in Mack Sennett films in 1916 and continued through the 1920s. He usuall ...
as Jim Smith
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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 Dr. John S. Bryant
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Lowell Sherman
Lowell J. Sherman (October 11, 1888 – December 28, 1934) was an American actor and film director. In an unusual practice for the time, he served as both actor and director on several films in the early 1930s. He later turned exclusively to d ...
as Fred Manchester
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Jacqueline Logan as Miriam Manchesteer
*Ben Deeley as Albert Faulkner
*Gloria Davenport as Mrs. James W. Robbins
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Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale also known as Carlton Stockdale (February 19, 1874 – March 15, 1953) was one of the longest-working Hollywood veteran actors, with a career dating from the early 1910s. He also made the difficult transition from silent fi ...
as The Silhouette Man
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Eugenie Besserer
Eugenie Besserer ( – May 29, 1934) was an American actress who starred in silent films and features of the early sound motion-picture era, beginning in 1910. Her most prominent role is that of the title character's mother in the first talkie ...
as Antonia Bacigalupi
*Al Cooke as Man in Balcony at Charity Ball (uncredited)
*Floy Guinn as Minor Role (uncredited)
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Irene
Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for "peace".
Irene, and related names, may refer to:
* Irene (given name)
Places
* Irene, Gauteng, South Africa
* Irene, South Dakota, United States
* Irene, Texas, United Stat ...
as Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mildred June
Mildred June (December 23, 1905 – June 19, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in silent films. She was also co-writer of a 1927 film. She died at the age of 34 from alcoholism.
Life
June was born in St. Louis in 1905.
She was an Am ...
as Minor Role (uncredited)
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Kathryn McGuire
Kathryn McGuire (December 6, 1903 – October 10, 1978) was an American dancer and actress.
Early life
Born in Peoria, Illinois, McGuire was said to be recognized by critics and fans alike as one of the rising stars in film. Selected one of ...
as Minor Role (uncredited)
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John B. O'Brien
John B. "Jack" O'Brien (December 13, 1884 – August 15, 1936) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1909 and 1936. He also directed 53 films between 1914 and 1926.
Biography
O' ...
as Minor Role (uncredited)
*John J. Richardson as Man at Social Gathering (uncredited)
*Peggy Rompers as Minor Role (uncredited)
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Ben Turpin
Bernard "Ben" Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) was an American comedian and actor, best remembered for his work in silent films. His trademarks were his cross-eyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. Turpin wo ...
as Minor Role (uncredited)
See also
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List of rediscovered films
This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films which were not wholly lost.
For a fi ...
External links
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Progressive Silent Film List: ''Molly Oat silentera.com
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Molly Oavailable for free download a
Internet Archive
1921 films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Films directed by F. Richard Jones
1921 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
First National Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1920s rediscovered films
Rediscovered American films
1920s American films
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