Babbitt

Babbitt

Babbitt

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Babbitt

1924

1h 20m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A small-town businessman bumbles into blackmail and a real-estate swindle.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Willard Louis

George F. Babbitt

Willard Louis

Acting

Mary Alden

Mrs. Myra Babbitt

Mary Alden

Acting

Carmel Myers

Tanis Judique

Carmel Myers

Acting

Raymond McKee

Theodore Roosevelt Babbitt

Raymond McKee

Acting

Maxine Elliott Hicks

Verona Babbitt

Maxine Elliott Hicks

Acting

Virginia Loomis

Tina Babbitt

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Acting

Robert Randall

Paul Reisling

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Acting

Cissy Fitzgerald

Mrs. Zilla Reisling

Cissy Fitzgerald

Acting

Gertrude Olmstead

Eunice Littlefield

Gertrude Olmstead

Acting

Lucien Littlefield

Edward Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Acting

Dale Fuller

Tillie

Dale Fuller

Acting

Kathleen Myers

Miss McGoun

Kathleen Myers

Acting

Frona Hale

Mrs. Littlefield

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Acting

Michael Dark

Chum Frink

Michael Dark

Acting

Charles McHugh

Virgil Gunch

Charles McHugh

Acting

Malcolm Denny

Unknown Role

Malcolm Denny

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