''One Splendid Hour'' is a 1929 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Cliff Wheeler
Cliff Wheeler (1894–1979) was an American film director of the silent era.Munden p.476
Selected filmography
* ''A Bit of Heaven'' (1928)
* ''Comrades (1928 film), Comrades'' (1928)
* ''Into No Man's Land'' (1928)
* ''Making the Varsity'' (1928 ...
and starring
Viola Dana
Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films.
Early lif ...
,
George Periolat and
Jack Richardson. Dana retired following the film, due to the introduction of
sound film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before ...
s.
[Lowe p.149]
Synopsis
A
socialite goes slumming a poor neighbourhood where she meets a Doctor. In order to attract his attention she disguises herself as a wayward girl.
Cast
*
Viola Dana
Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films.
Early lif ...
as Bobbie Walsh
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George Periolat as Senator Walsh
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Allan Simpson as Dr. Thornton
*
Lewis Sargent
Lewis Sargent (August 19, 1903 – November 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1917 and 1949.
Biography
Sargent was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 1903. He had 8 brothers and sisters. His father Lewis ...
as Jimmy O'Shea
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Jack Richardson as Peter Hoag
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Lucy Beaumont as Mother Kelly
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Florice Cooper as Rose Kelly
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Ernie Adams as Solly
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Hugh Saxon as The Roué
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Charles H. Hickman as Police Captain
References
Bibliography
* Lowe, Denise. ''An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930''. Routledge, 2014.
External links
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1929 films
1929 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Cliff Wheeler
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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