''The Cricket'' is a 1917 American
silent drama film
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directed by
Elsie Jane Wilson
Elsie Jane Wilson (7 November 1885 – 16 January 1965) was a cinema actress, director, and writer during the early film era. She took part in the productions of the silent film era and starred in over thirty films. Between the years of 1916 an ...
and starring
Gretchen Lederer
Gretchen Lederer (née. Schwallenback, 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1918.
Personal life
Gretchen Lederer was born in Cologne, Germany. She was marr ...
,
Zoe Rae
Zoe Rae (born Zoë Rae Bech; July 13, 1910 – May 20, 2006) was an American child actress of the silent era. She appeared in 54 films between 1915 and 1920. She was called "the greatest little emotional actress on record" by ''Motion Pictu ...
and
Winter Hall
Winter Hall (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a stage actor in Austr ...
.
[Connelly p.335]
Cast
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Zoe Rae
Zoe Rae (born Zoë Rae Bech; July 13, 1910 – May 20, 2006) was an American child actress of the silent era. She appeared in 54 films between 1915 and 1920. She was called "the greatest little emotional actress on record" by ''Motion Pictu ...
as The Cricket as a child
*
Rena Rogers as The Cricket as an adult
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Fred Warren
Frederick Windsor Warren (23 December 1907 – 1986) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.
Club career
Warren began his career at his home town club Cardiff City, spending time as understudy to George McLachlan befo ...
as Saveline
*
Harry Holden as Caesar
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Winter Hall
Winter Hall (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a stage actor in Austr ...
as Pinglet
*
George Hupp
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as Pascal as a boy
*
Hallam Cooley
Hallam Cooley (February 8, 1895 – March 20, 1971) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1913 and 1936. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Tiburon, California.
Cooley attended Nor ...
as Pascal as an adult
*
Gretchen Lederer
Gretchen Lederer (née. Schwallenback, 23 May 1891 – 20 December 1955) was a German actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1918.
Personal life
Gretchen Lederer was born in Cologne, Germany. She was marr ...
as The Cricket's Mother
References
Bibliography
* Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.
External links
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1917 films
1917 drama films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Elsie Jane Wilson
1910s American films
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