''Honesty – The Best Policy'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by Chester Bennett and

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and starring

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, Pauline Starke and

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.Solomon p.299

Cast

as Nick Randall * Pauline Starke as Mary Kay *

as Robert Dore * Grace Darmond as Lily * Mickey Bennett as Freckled Boy *

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as Bendy Joe *

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as Publisher (added sequence) * Dot Farley as Author's Wife (added sequence) * Heinie Conklin as Piano Player

References

Bibliography

* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1926 films Silent American comedy films American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Fox Film films Films directed by Chester Bennett Films directed by Albert Ray American black-and-white films 1926 comedy films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub