How Molly Made Good (aka: How Molly Malone Made Good) is a 1915 silent drama film which is one of the first films to feature cameo appearances by major celebrities. It survives in the Library of Congress and is available on DVD.[1][2][3] The writer of the film, Burns Mantle, may have been influenced by the globe-trotting adventure of Nellie Bly in 1889, when the reporter circumnavigated the globe in a specified amount of time using several means of conveyance and visiting as many famous cities as possible.
| How Molly Made Good | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Lawrence B. McGill |
| Written by | Burns Mantle |
| Produced by | Lee Kugel |
| Starring | Marguerite Gale |
| Distributed by | Kulee Features |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | US |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The opera star Madame Fjorde's real name was Grace Fjorde and a real opera singer. She was previously thought to be a created character.[4][5][6]
Cast
edit- Marguerite Gale - Molly Malone
- Helen Hilton - Alva Hinton, Rival Reporter
- John Reedy - Reed, The Photographer
- William H. Tooker - Editor
- William A. Williams - Journalist
- Armand Cortes - Benny the Dip
- James Bagley - Morrison, Associate Editor
- Edward P. Sullivan - Journalist
- Madame Fjorde - Herself, cameo (*aka Grace Fjorde)
- Lulu Glaser - Herself, cameo
- May Robson - Herself, cameo
- Henry Kolker - Himself, cameo
- Cyril Scott - Himself, cameo
- Julian Eltinge - Himself, cameo
- Charles J. Ross - Himself, cameo
- Mabel Fenton - Herself, cameo
- Robert Edeson - Himself, cameo
- Leo Ditrichstein - Himself, cameo
- Julia Dean - Herself, cameo
- Henrietta Crosman - Herself, cameo
References
edit- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ^ How Molly Made Good at silentera.com
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.85 by The American Film Institute, c.1978
- ^ Musical America, Volume 22
- ^ signed photo; Grace Fjorde(archived)..Retrieved April 16, 2018
- ^ Grace Fjorde, 1915; Museum of the City of New York..Retrieved April 16, 2018
External links
edit- How Molly Made Good at IMDb
- How Molly Made Good at AllMovie
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:How Molly Made Good
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