Minnie (film)
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Still with Leatrice Joy
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Directed by | Marshall Neilan Frank Urson |
Produced by | Marshall Neilan |
Written by | Marshall Neilan (scenario) Frances Marion (titles) |
Story by | George Patullo |
Starring | Leatrice Joy |
Cinematography | David Kesson Karl Struss |
Edited by | Daniel J. Gray |
Distributed by | Associated First National |
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70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Minnie is a 1922 American silent comedy film starring Leatrice Joy and co-directed by Marshall Neilan and Frank Urson. Neilan also wrote and produced the film which was released by Associated First National Pictures (later First National Pictures).[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives,[1] which suggests that it is a lost film.
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Plot[edit]
As described in a film publication, Minnie (Joy),[2] the homeliest girl in town, is devoted to her father (Barnum), a discouraged inventor who has been working on a wireless device. Subject to the sneers of her neighbors, Minnie "invents" a lover and sends herself letters and flowers. Her stepsister (Lynch) suspects the truth and threatens to expose her. Desperate, she claims an unidentified body at the morgue and tells a reporter (Moore) that this is her lover, unaware that the body is that of a Chinese man. The absent-minded reporter sees he heart and forgets about the big story. After further disappointments in the invention, Minnie's stepmother decides to leave her father. Her father then has a success and becomes rich. At a celebration, the stepsister and townspeople are surprised when a new couple appear, which turn out to be the former reporter and his lovely wife Minnie.
Cast[edit]
- Leatrice Joy - Minnie
- Matt Moore - Newspaperman
- George Barnum - Minnie's Father
- Josephine Crowell - Stepmother
- Helen Lynch - Stepsister
- Raymond Griffith - Chewing Gum Salesman
- Richard Wayne - Young Doctor
- Tom Wilson - Boardinhous Janitor
- George Dromgold - Local Cut-Up
References[edit]
- ^ a b Progressive Silent Film List: Minnie at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T., ed. (Dec 23, 1922). "Illustrated Screen Report: Minnie". Exhibitor's Trade Review. East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania: Exhibitor's Trade Review, Inc. 13 (4): 216. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
External links[edit]
- Minnie at the Internet Movie Database
- Minnie at AllMovie
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