Mary of the Movies

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Mary of the Movies

"WITH 40 FAMOUS MOTION PICTURE STARS"

1923

0h 57m

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Romance

Overview

Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood studio and applies for a job as an actress. Mary is given a job as a waitress in the commissary, and gets to meet 40 actors, actresses and directors, none of whom tip big enough to enable Mary to earn enough money to pay for an operation. Will Mary become an actress and make some big money?

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37 members

Acting

Marion Mack

Mary

Acting

Florence Lee

Mary's Mother

Acting

Mary Kane

Mary's Sister

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Directing

Raymond Cannon

Oswald Tate

Acting

Rosemary Cooper

Jane

Acting

Harry Cornelli

'Lait' Mayle

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Acting

Francis McDonald

James Seiler

Acting

Jack Perrin

Jack

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John Geough

Reel S. Tate

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Writing

John McDermott

The Director

Acting

Ray Hanford

The Old Man

Acting

Creighton Hale

The Boy

Acting

Henry A. Barrows

Secondary Role

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Bessie Love

Herself (uncredited)

Acting

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts (uncredited)

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Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong (uncredited)

Directing

David Butler

David Butler (uncredited)

Acting

Marjorie Daw

Marjorie Daw (uncredited)

Acting

Elliott Dexter

Elliott Dexter (uncredited)

Acting

Louise Fazenda

Louise Fazenda (uncredited)

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Alec B. Francis

Alec B. Francis (uncredited)

Acting

Wanda Hawley

Wanda Hawley (uncredited)

Acting

J. Warren Kerrigan

J. Warren Kerrigan (uncredited)

Acting

Barbara La Marr

Barbara La Marr (uncredited)

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Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint (uncredited)

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Douglas MacLean

Douglas MacLean (uncredited)

Acting

Tom Moore

Tom Moore (uncredited)

Acting

Carmel Myers

Carmel Myers (uncredited)

Acting

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson (uncredited)

Acting

Anita Stewart

Anita Stewart (uncredited)

Acting

Estelle Taylor

Estelle Taylor (uncredited)

Acting

Rosemary Theby

Rosemary Theby (uncredited)

Directing

Maurice Tourneur

Maurice Tourneur (uncredited)

Acting

Richard Travers

Richard Travers (uncredited)

Acting

Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker (uncredited)

Acting

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn (uncredited)

Directing

Rex Ingram

(uncredited)

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