''Suzanna'' is a 1923 American
silent comedy-drama film
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starring
Mabel Normand
Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...
and directed
F. Richard Jones
Frank Richard Jones (September 7, 1893 – December 14, 1930) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
Early life and career
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dick Jones was sixteen years old when he became involved in the fledgling fil ...
. The picture was produced by
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'.
Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...
, who also adapted the
screenplay
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Background
After single-play anthology series went off the air, the BBC introduced several showcases for made-for-television, fe ...
from a story by
Linton Wells. A partial copy of the film, which is missing two reels, is in a European archive.
[Progressive Silent Film List: ''Suzanna''](_blank)
at silentera.com
The
cinematographer
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s were
Fred W. Jackman,
Homer Scott
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, and Robert Walters, and the supporting cast features
George Nichols,
Walter McGrail
Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial.
McGrail was born in ...
,
Léon Bary
Léon Bary (6 June 1880 – 7 January 1954) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1955. ,
Winifred Bryson
Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films.
Biography
Winifred Bryson was born Winifred Brison on December 20, 1892, in Los Angeles, the daughter of O ...
, and
Minnie Devereaux
Minnie Devereaux (1869–1923) was an American silent film actress. She was a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma.
More commonly known as "Minnie Provost" and occasionally "Indian Minnie," or "Minnie Ha-Ha," she held at least 14 ...
.
The
composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
was
Bert Lewis.
Cast
*
Mabel Normand
Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...
as Suzanna
*
George Nichols as Don Fernando
*
Walter McGrail
Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial.
McGrail was born in ...
as Ramón
* Evelyn Sherman as Doña Isabella
*
Léon Bary
Léon Bary (6 June 1880 – 7 January 1954) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1955. as Pancho (as Leon Bary)
*
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an American actor.
Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane.
He appeared in the films ''The New York Peaco ...
as Don Diego
*
Winifred Bryson
Winifred Bryson (born Winifred Brison; December 20, 1892 – August 20, 1987) was an American actress of the stage and of silent films.
Biography
Winifred Bryson was born Winifred Brison on December 20, 1892, in Los Angeles, the daughter of O ...
as Dolores
* Carl Stockdale as Ruiz
* Lon Poff as Álvarez
* George Cooper as Miguel
*
Minnie Devereaux
Minnie Devereaux (1869–1923) was an American silent film actress. She was a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma.
More commonly known as "Minnie Provost" and occasionally "Indian Minnie," or "Minnie Ha-Ha," she held at least 14 ...
as Herself
* Black Hawk as Himself
References
External links
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1923 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by F. Richard Jones
Films set in Mexico
1920s American films
Silent American drama films
Silent American comedy films
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