''She Couldn't Help It'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy romance film directed by Maurice Campbell and starring

Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals suc ...

. The story is based on the novel ''In the Bishop’s Carriage'' by Miriam Michelson and play of the same name by Channing Pollock.Progressive Silent Film List: ''She Couldn't Help It''
at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022. The novel and play were previously filmed in 1913 as '' In the Bishop's Carriage'' starring

Mary Pickford Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ...

Cast

as Young Nance Olden *

Emory Johnson Alfred Emory Johnson (March 16, 1894 – April 18, 1960) was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. As a teenager, he started acting in silent films. Early in his career, Carl Laemmle chose Emory to become a Universal studio leading ...

as William Lattimer *

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

as Tom Dorgan *

Vera Lewis Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 1956) was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent film era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1915 and 1947. She was married to actor Ralph Lewis. Biography She was b ...

as Mother Hogan *

Herbert Standing Herbert Standing (13 November 1846 – 5 December 1923) was a British stage and screen actor and the patriarch of the Standing family of actors. He was the father of numerous children, many of whom had careers in theatre and cinema. Toward the ...

as Bishop Van Wagenen *Z. Wall Covington as Mr. Ramsey * Helen Raymond as Mrs. Ramsey * Ruth Renick as Nellie Ramsey *

Gertrude Short Carmen Gertrude Short (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1945. Biography Carmen Gertrude Short was born in Cincinnati, ...

as Mag Monahan *

Milla Davenport Milla Davenport (February 4, 1871 in Zurich – May 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actress who first appeared with the repertory company of her husband, actor Harry J. Davenport (1870-1929), for fifteen years. Davenport then began a ...

as Matron

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Newspaper advertisement of the film with image of Daniels
American silent feature films Lost American films Films based on American novels American films based on plays Films based on multiple works 1920 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Maurice Campbell 1920 lost films Lost comedy films 1920s American films Silent romantic comedy films Silent American comedy films 1920s English-language films {{1920s-US-film-stub