''The Antics of Ann'' is a lost 1917 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 Edward Dillon and starring Ann Pennington.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, after breaking every rule in the Bredwell Seminary, Ann Wharton (Pennington) is dismissed. Seeking to beat the notification of her dismissal to her father, she runs away from school that night. She goes to sleep in a row boat and is awakened the next morning when her craft bumps a railroad bridge. After meeting Tom Randall (Ham), with whom she has formed a friendship, he takes her home where her father (Carleton) finds them, having been appraised by the seminary principal who hinted at an

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. Ann is then taken to a winter resort where her father and sister Olive (Hawley) are staying. Here Tom finds her again. She breaks up an elopement of her sister and a fortune hunter by going to the latter's room and staying there until the time for the tryst has passed. Accused of compromising herself by her father, she goes to Tom's apartment and demands that he marry her, which he does. The couple receive the blessing of her father.

Cast

* Ann Pennington as Ann Wharton *

Harry Ham Harry Ham (25 May 1886 – 27 July 1943) was a Canadian actor from Napanee, Ontario. He died in 1943 in Beverly Hills, California. Selected filmography Actor * ''Betty in Search of a Thrill'' (1915) * ''Nearly a Lady'' (1915) * '' 'Twas Ever ...

as Tom Randall *

Ormi Hawley Ormetta Grace Hawley (February 21, 1889, Holyoke, Massachusetts—June 3, 1942, Rome, New York) was an American actress. Hawley attended the New England Conservatory of Music. She began her acting career in live theatre with a stock theater ...

as Olive Wharton *

Crauford Kent Crauford Kent (12 October 1881 – 14 May 1953) was an English character actor based in the United States. He has also been credited as Craufurd Kent

as Gordon Trent *

William T. Carleton William T. Carleton (1859–1930) was an English-born actor, and producer. He died in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1930. Some sources erroneously list him as being related to William P. Carleton, another actor. He is also not to be mista ...

as Mr. Wharton (credited as W. T. Carleton) * Charlotte Granville as Mrs. Bredwell

References

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1917 films American silent feature films Films directed by Edward Dillon 1917 comedy films Silent American comedy films Lost American comedy films American black-and-white films 1917 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub