Little Miss Hoover
Encyclopedia
Little Miss Hoover is a 1918
silent
film comedy/drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
. The picture was directed by John S. Robertson
and starred Marguerite Clark
. It is one of the few surviving performances on film of Miss Clark with a 35mm print being held by the Library of Congress
.
1918 in film
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
silent
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...
film comedy/drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company -- originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays -- and Jesse L...
and distributed by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. The picture was directed by John S. Robertson
John S. Robertson
John Stuart Robertson was a Canadian born actor and later film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore. He broke into filmmaking in 1915 with Vitagraph, then with Famous Players-Lasky, making 57 features in his career...
and starred Marguerite Clark
Marguerite Clark
Marguerite Clark was an American stage and silent film actress.-Early life and theater:Born to a farming family in Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio, Clark was educated at a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cincinnati...
. It is one of the few surviving performances on film of Miss Clark with a 35mm print being held by the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Cast
- Marguerite ClarkMarguerite ClarkMarguerite Clark was an American stage and silent film actress.-Early life and theater:Born to a farming family in Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio, Clark was educated at a Roman Catholic boarding school in Cincinnati...
- Nancy Craddock - Eugene O'Brien - Major Adam Baldwin
- Alfred Hickman - Matthew Berry
- Forrest Robinson - Colonel William Craddock
- Hal Reid -Major J. Craddock
- Frances Kaye - Polly Beasley
- John TanseyJohn TanseyJohn Tansey , was an American actor. He appeared in 21 films between 1908 and 1932.His first appearance was in The Red Man and the Child , as a child actor; he wrote and directed the films Wild and Wooly in 1924 and Romance of the West in 1930.He was born in New York, New York, USA and died in...
- Bud - J.M. Mason - Silas Beasley
- J.J. Williams - Rastus