Calamity Anne's Beauty
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Calamity Anne's Beauty is a 1913 American silent
short Western
comedy film
directed by Allan Dwan
and starring Louise Lester
as Calamity Anne.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
short Western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:...
and starring Louise Lester
Louise Lester
Louise Lester was an American silent film actress. She was the first feminine star of Western films.-Biography:...
as Calamity Anne.
Other cast
- Charlotte BurtonCharlotte BurtonCharlotte Burton was an American silent film actress.-Career:Born in San Francisco, Burton was signed by the American Company in 1912 where she worked for several years. She joined Essanay Studio which she sued in 1919 for $25,000 for breach of contract...
- J. Warren KerriganJ. Warren KerriganGeorge Jack Warren Kerrigan was an American silent film actor and film director.-Early life and career:Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Kerrigan worked as a warehouse clerk in his teens until a chance arrived to appear in a vaudeville production...
- Phyllis GordonPhyllis GordonPhyllis Gordon was an American actress. She appeared in 50 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1911 and 1941.She was born in Suffolk, Virginia, and died at age 74 in Sonoma, California....
- Jack RichardsonJack Richardson (actor)Jack Howard Richardson was an American actor.Born in New York, New York, he was signed to a contract in silent films in 1911 by the Thanhouser Company, where he worked for several years....
- Jessalyn Van TrumpJessalyn Van TrumpJessalyn Van Trump was an American silent film actress. She appeared in over eighty films between 1911 and 1928.-Selected filmography:-External links:...