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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Munden p.816 It was distributed by the

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Synopsis

Mildred Garson, the fiancée of playwright Anthony Moore wants to star in his new crime drama. In order to convince him she stages a fake

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at her home with the help of her brother and sister. However a real-life robbery takes place in which the

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is shot and Mildred

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Cast

as Mildred Garson * Harold Miller as Anthony Moore *

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as 'The Fox,' Dan Grogan *

as Chang Wo *

as Sidney Matthews * Zella Gray as Rita Garson, Rita's Sister * Tom O'Brien as Jim 'Pug' Murphy, Mildred's Brother * Bessie Wong as Chinese Maid * James Alamo as Chuck Morrison, Henchman * Jimmie Truax as Baldy Bates, Henchman * S.D. Wilcox as The Detective Sergeant * James Wang as Chang Wu's Major-domo * Scotty MacGregor as The Stage Director

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * 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

* 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Finis Fox American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub