''The Girl at the Cupola'' is a 1912 American
silent short film produced by the
Selig Polyscope Company
The Selig Polyscope Company was an American motion picture company that was founded in 1896 by William Selig in Chicago. The company produced hundreds of early, widely distributed commercial moving pictures, including the first films starring Tom ...
. It was directed by Oscar Eagle and featured
Kathlyn Williams
Kathlyn Williams (born Kathleen Mabel Williams, May 31, 1879 – September 23, 1960) was an American actress, known for her blonde beauty and daring antics, who performed on stage as well as in early silent film. She began her career onstage in ...
.
A copy survives in the Library of Congress collection.
The film is also on home video/dvd.
Cast
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Kathlyn Williams
Kathlyn Williams (born Kathleen Mabel Williams, May 31, 1879 – September 23, 1960) was an American actress, known for her blonde beauty and daring antics, who performed on stage as well as in early silent film. She began her career onstage in ...
- Jessie Wilson
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Thomas Commerford
Thomas Commerford (August 1, 1855 in New York City - February 17, 1920 in Chicago) was an American actor on stage and in silent films. He was also known as Tom I. Comberford and T. I. Comberford.
Commerford debuted in the Old Drury Theater, th ...
- Silas Wilson, Jessie's Father (*billed as T. J. Commerford)
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Charles Clary
Charles Clary (March 24, 1873 – March 24, 1931) was an American actor of the silent film era. Clary appeared in more than 200 films between 1910 and 1930. He was born in Charleston, Illinois and died on his 58th birthday in Los Angeles, Ca ...
- Jack Berry
*Frank Weed - John Dixon
*Vera Hamilton - Mrs. John Dixon
*Evelyn Allen - Rose Dixon
*Allen Mathes - Frank Johnson
*Frederick Bernard - Dr. Bonbrake (*billed Fred Bernard)
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Julius Frankenburg
Julius Frankenberg was an American silent film actor and director. He starred in films such as '' The Haunted House'', ''Personal Magnetism'' and '' A Blowout at Santa Banana'' working with actors such as Harry von Meter and Louise Lovely. He also ...
- The Paymaster
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William Stowell
William Stowell (March 13, 1885 – November 24, 1919) was an American silent film actor.
A handsome actor with matinee idol good looks, Stowell was signed into film in 1909 with IMP (forerunner of Universal Studios), and debuted by sta ...
- Ed Gordon, new Foreman
References
External links
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1912 films
Selig Polyscope Company films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
1910s American films
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