''Patsy'' is a 1917 American silent

comedy drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

John G. Adolfi John Gustav Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 fi ...

and starring

June Caprice June Caprice (born Helen Elizabeth Lawson, November 19, 1895 – November 9, 1936) was an American silent film actress. Early life and career Born Helen Elizabeth Lawson in Arlington, Massachusetts, Caprice was educated in Boston. She began ...

, Harry Hilliard, and John Smiley.Solomon p. 240

Plot

Cast

as Patsy Prim * Harry Hilliard as Dick Hewitt * John Smiley as John Primnel * Edna Munsey as Helene Arnold * Ethyle Cooke as Alice Hewitt * Alma Muller as Patsy's Maid *

Fred Hearn Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...

as Griggs * Jane Lee as Janie

References

Bibliography

* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* * * * {{John G. Adolfi 1917 films 1917 comedy-drama films Films directed by John G. Adolfi American silent feature films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland 1910s English-language films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films