''Madame Mystery'' is a 1926 American film starring
Theda Bara
Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...
,
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...
, and
James Finlayson, directed by Richard Wallace and Stan Laurel, co-written by Laurel, and produced by
Hal Roach
Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.Randy Skretvedt, Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, a ...
.
Footage from this film was reused in the Hal Roach two-reeler ''
45 Minutes From Hollywood
''45 Minutes From Hollywood'' (1926) is an American two-reel silent film released by Pathé Exchange. The runtime is 15 minutes.
At the time, it was known as a Glenn Tryon vehicle, but today it is best remembered as the second instance of Stan ...
'' (released December 26, 1926).
Cast
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Theda Bara
Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatal ...
as Madame Mysterieux
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Tyler Brooke as Hungry artist
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James Finlayson as Struggling author
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Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...
as Captain Schmaltz
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Fred Malatesta as Man of a thousand eyes
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Martha Sleeper
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Sammy Brooks
Sammy Brooks (July 10, 1891 – May 16, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
* Luke, the Candy Cut-Up (191 ...
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Helen Gilmore
Helen Gilmore (born Antoinette A. Field, c. 1872 – April 1936) was an American actress of the stage and silent motion pictures from Louisville, Kentucky. She appeared in well over 100 films between 1913 and 1932.
Early life and career
In a ...
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William Gillespie
See also
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List of American films of 1926
References
External links
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1926 films
1926 short films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Richard Wallace
Films directed by Stan Laurel
Silent American comedy films
American comedy short films
1926 comedy films
1920s American films
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