''The Little Giant'' is a 1926 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

William Nigh William Nigh (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955) was an American film Film director, director, screenwriter, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye". Biography Nigh was born Emil Kreu ...

and starring Glenn Hunter,

Edna Murphy Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of ...

, and David Higgins.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Elmer Clinton, raised by his Uncle Clem, an old peddler, is made the sales manager of a big washing machine company. He becomes full of an undue sense of his own cleverness, and those around him pander to this self-conceit with flattery. Royce Enfield, the son of the company's owner, plots to ruin him, and all the marketing campaigns are failures. Elmer and his wife Myra do not live within their means and quarrel. Clem sells several washing machines quietly on the side. Elmer discovers that Royce has been double-crossing him and whips him in a fight. Elmer gets rid of the parasitic crowd that had been flattering him, begins marketing and driving up sales based on what Clem had taught him, and is reconciled with his wife.

Cast

* Glenn Hunter as Elmer Clinton *

as Myra Clinton * David Higgins as Uncle Clem *

James Bradbury Jr. James Bradbury Jr. (October 5, 1894 – January 21, 1936) was an American character actor in supporting roles in films of the 1920s and 1930s. Biography The son of veteran character actor James Bradbury (1857–1940), New York-born Bradbury Jr ...

as Brad * Jean Jarvis as Olga * Leonard Meeker as Royce Enfield *

Louise Mackintosh Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of ...

as Mrs. Dansey * Tom McGuire as Mr. Dansey *

Dodson Mitchell Dodson Lomax Mitchell (1868-1939) was an American stage and screen actor and author. He was a nephew to actress Maggie Mitchell and cousin of theatre director Julian Mitchell.''Silent Film Necrology'', p.371 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzan ...

as Mr. Enfield * Peter Raymond as Dr. Porter

References

Bibliography

* 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

* 1926 films 1926 comedy films Silent American comedy films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films Films directed by William Nigh American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub