''Away Goes Prudence'' is a 1920 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 ...

produced by

Famous Players-Lasky Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and ...

and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This picture was directed by John S. Robertson and starred

Billie Burke Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North ...

. Screenwriter Josephine Lovett provided a story direct for the screen. This is now considered a

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film.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Away Goes Prudence''
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Cast

as Prudence Thorne *

Percy Marmont Percy Marmont (25 November 1883 – 3 March 1977) was an English film actor. Biography Marmont appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1968. A veteran film actor by 1923, he scored a big hit that year in ''If Winter Comes'', later rem ...

as Hewitt Harland *

Maude Turner Gordon Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938. Biography Born in Franklin, Indiana, Gordon was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy Wright Turner. She wa ...

as Aunt Prudence Thorne * Charles Lane as Mr. Thorne *

Dorothy Walters Dorothy Walters (1877-1934) was an American stage performer and film actress noted for her work in vaudeville, in Broadway productions for nearly 30 years, and in silent films between 1918 and the mid-1920s. Early life and stage career Walte ...

as Mrs. Ryan * Bradley Barker as Michael Ryan *M. W. Rale as Chinaman *

Albert Hackett Albert Maurice Hackett (February 16, 1900 – March 16, 1995) was an American actor, dramatist and screenwriter most noted for his collaborations with his partner and wife Frances Goodrich. Early years Hackett was born in New York City, the s ...

as Jimmie Ryan

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Still from the set with Billie Burke and Albert Hackett (on right) from the University of Washington, Sayre Collectionlobby cards formed to create one poster
1920 films Films directed by John S. Robertson American black-and-white films Lost American films American silent feature films Famous Players-Lasky films 1920 comedy films Silent American comedy films 1920 lost films Lost comedy films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub