''The Servant Girl's Legacy'' is a 1914 American
silent comedy film
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featuring
Mabel Paige
Mabel Paige (December 19, 1880 – February 9, 1954) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
Paige began acting at age four, when she appeared in ''Van, the Virginian''.
Career
When she was 11 years old, Paige began acting ...
and
"Babe" Hardy. Produced by Lubin Manufacturing Company, this
short
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is the earliest surviving film performance of the comedian Hardy.
[Louvish, Simon. "Babe: All Broken Out with the Movies", ''Stan and Ollie, the Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy''. New York: St. Martin's Press, Thomas Dunne Books, 2002, p. 95.]
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Cast
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Mabel Paige
Mabel Paige (December 19, 1880 – February 9, 1954) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
Paige began acting at age four, when she appeared in ''Van, the Virginian''.
Career
When she was 11 years old, Paige began acting ...
as Mandy Spraggs
*
Babe Hardy (Oliver Hardy) as Cy Whitfield
* Ed Lawrence as Pa
* Eloise Willard as Ma
* Marguerite Ne Moyer as Bess
* Frances Ne Moyer as Grace
*
Raymond McKee
Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as Roy McKee, was an American stage and screen actor. His film debut was in the 1912 production ''The Lovers' Signal''. Over the next 23 years, he performed in no less ...
as Tim
* Royal Byron as Jim
* Bert Tracy as Messenger
See also
*
List of American films of 1914
A list of American films released in 1914.
See also
* 1914 in the United States
References
External links
1914 filmsat the Internet Movie Database
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1914
Films
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Oliver Hardy filmography
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1914 films
1914 comedy films
1914 short films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Arthur Hotaling
Silent American comedy films
American comedy short films
1910s American films
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