''A Social Cub'' is a 1916
short silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Clarence G. Badger and starring
Gloria Swanson
Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...
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Cast
* Elizabeth De Witt
* Gonda Durand
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Harry Gribbon
Harry Peter Gribbon (June 9, 1885 – July 28, 1961) was an American film actor, comedian and director known for '' The Cameraman'' (1928), '' Show People'' (1928) and '' Art Trouble'' (1934). He appeared in more than 140 films between 191 ...
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Reggie Morris
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Blanche Payson
Blanche Payson (born Mary Elizabeth Bush, September 20, 1881 – July 4, 1964) was an American film actress.
Biography
Payson was born as Mary Elizabeth Bush to Thomas and Sarah Bush. She first attracted public notice when she served as p ...
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Della Pringle
Della Pringle, the stage name for Cora Della Van Winkle (August 20, 1870 – November 9, 1952) was a repertory theater actress who achieved popularity in the American West and Midwestern United States, Midwest between 1888 and 1921. She also had a ...
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Gloria Swanson
Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...
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Josef Swickard
Josef Swickard (26 June 1866 – 1 March 1940) was a Prussian-born veteran stage and screen character actor, who had toured with stock companies in Europe, South Africa, and South America.
Career
Swickard emigrated to the United States from Ge ...
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Bobby Vernon
Bobby Vernon (born Sylvion de Jardin) (March 9, 1897 – June 28, 1939) was an American comedic actor in silent films. He later became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W. C. Fields and Bing Crosby, when the sound era arrived. Blu ...
as Bobby
References
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1916 films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
1916 comedy films
1916 short films
Films directed by Clarence G. Badger
Keystone Studios films
Films produced by Mack Sennett
Silent American comedy films
American comedy short films
1910s American films
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