''Take It from Me'' is a 1926 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 ...
directed by
William A. Seiter
William Alfred Seiter (June 10, 1890 – July 26, 1964) was an American film director.
Life and career
Seiter was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Senne ...
and starring
Reginald Denny,
Blanche Mehaffey
Blanche Mehaffey (July 28, 1908 – March 31, 1968) was an American showgirl and film actress.
Early life and career
The daughter of Edward Mehaffey and his wife, soprano Blanche Berndt, she had a brother, Edward Mehaffey Jr. She started as ...
, and
Lee Moran
Lee Moran (June 23, 1888 – April 24, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Moran was active in vaudeville before he began performing in films at Nestor Studios in 1909. He transcended the silent film era of mot ...
.
Cast
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Reginald Denny as Tom Eggett
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Blanche Mehaffey
Blanche Mehaffey (July 28, 1908 – March 31, 1968) was an American showgirl and film actress.
Early life and career
The daughter of Edward Mehaffey and his wife, soprano Blanche Berndt, she had a brother, Edward Mehaffey Jr. She started as ...
as Grace Gordon
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Ben Hendricks Jr.
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as Dick
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Lee Moran
Lee Moran (June 23, 1888 – April 24, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Moran was active in vaudeville before he began performing in films at Nestor Studios in 1909. He transcended the silent film era of mot ...
as Van
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Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles and already portraying old men befor ...
as Cyrus Crabb
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Ethel Wales
Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in more than 130 films during her 30-year career.
Biography
Born in 1878 in Passaic, New Jersey, Wales graduated from "Wisconsin university".
Wales had ...
as Miss Abbott
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Bertram Johns as Percy
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Jean Tolley a Gwen Forsythe
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Tom O'Brien as Taxi Driver
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Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis.
Biography
She was b ...
as Mrs. Forsythe
Preservation
A print of ''Take It from Me'' is held by the
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands.
Location and history
Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in t ...
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Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Take It from Me''
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References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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1926 films
1926 comedy films
Silent American comedy films
American silent feature films
1920s English-language films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by William A. Seiter
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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