''Mr. Fix-It'' is a

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American silent comedy film starring

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, Marjorie Daw, and

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, directed by

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Plot

As described in a

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, because of his ability to fix things Dick Remington (Fairbanks) becomes known as "Mr. Fix-It" and enters the aristocratic home of the Burroughs as their nephew. Before long he has melted the stone hearts of three aunts and one uncle and won the heart of Mary McCullough (Hawley) in addition to setting aright the affairs of pretty Georgiana Burroughs (MacDonald) and Olive Van Tassell (Landis).

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''Mr. Fix-It'' was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the

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cut, in Reel 5, the policeman arresting women in kimono coming from raided house of ill repute.

Preservation status

On July 16, 2011, at the

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, the

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presented a restored print of the film from

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. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..Mr. Fix-It''
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