''They Like 'Em Rough'' is a 1922 silent

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directed by

Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of production companies including 20th Century Fox, Fox, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn, Metro Picture ...

and starring

Viola Dana Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath; June 26, 1897 – July 3, 1987) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent films. She appeared in over 100 films, but was unable to make the transition to sound films. Early lif ...

, W.E. Lawrence and

Hardee Kirkland Hardee Kirkland (May 23, 1868 – February 18, 1929) was an American film actor and director of the silent era who appeared on stage. Kirkland was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of former Confederate Brigadier General William Whedbee K ...

.Parish & Pitts p.22

Cast

as Katherine * W.E. Lawrence as Richard Wells Jr. *

as Richard Wells Sr. * Myrtle Rishell as Mrs. Wells *

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as Waddie * Steve Murphy as Grogan * Walter Rodgers as Kelly *

Burton Law Burton, Burtons, or Burton's may refer to: Companies * Burton (retailer), a clothing retailer **Burton's, Abergavenny, a shop built for the company in 1937 **The Montague Burton Building, Dublin a shop built for the company between 1929 and 1 ...

as La Grande * Bradley Ward as Pete * Knute Erickson as Dr. Curtis * Elsa Lorimer as Mrs. Curtis

References

Bibliography

*James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974.

External links

* 1922 films 1922 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Harry Beaumont Metro Pictures films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub