Dolly's Scoop
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Dolly's Scoop is a 1916 silent
drama film
directed by Joe De Grasse
and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
A print of the film survives.
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Joe De Grasse
Joe De Grasse
Joseph Louis De Grasse was a Canadian film director. Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse....
and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
A print of the film survives.
Cast
- Louise LovelyLouise LovelyLouise Lovely was the first Australian motion picture actress to find success in America...
- Dolly Clare (as Louise Welch) - Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney, Sr.Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
- Dan Fisher - Marjorie Ellison - Mrs. Alice Fairfax
- Hayward MackHayward MackHayward Seaton Mack was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 81 films between 1910 and 1921.He was born in Albany, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- James Fairfax - Mae Gaston - Helen
- Laura Praether - Maid
- Millard K. WilsonMillard K. WilsonMillard K. Wilson was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 94 films between 1914 and 1930.He died in Long Beach, California in a road accident.-Selected filmography:* In the Days of Buffalo Bill...
- Philip Ainsworth - Edward Nes - Jap Boy
- Charles Emmett MackCharles Emmett MackCharles Emmett Mack , was an American film actor during the silent film era. He appeared in 17 films between 1916 and 1927. Born Charles Emmett McNerney in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mack was a protégé of pioneering film director D. W...
- Office boy (uncredited)