''Burglar Proof'' is a 1920 American
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
Maurice Campbell and written by
Thomas J. Geraghty. The film stars
Bryant Washburn
Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He a ...
,
Lois Wilson, Grace Morse, Emily Chichester,
Clarence Geldart, and
Clarence Burton
Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ...
.
The film was released on November 21, 1920, by
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
. It is not known whether the film currently
survives.
Cast
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Bryant Washburn
Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He a ...
as John Harlow
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Lois Wilson as Laura Lowell
*Grace Morse as Jenny Larkin
*Emily Chichester as Clara
*
Clarence Geldart as Richard Crane
*
Clarence Burton
Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ...
as Martin Green
*Tom Bates as Uncle Jim Harlow
*
Hayward Mack
Hayward Seaton Mack (March 20, 1882 – December 24, 1921) was an American actor of the silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative a ...
as George
*Blanche Gray as Mrs. Lowell
References
External links
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1920 films
1920s English-language films
Silent American comedy films
1920 comedy films
Paramount Pictures films
American black-and-white films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Maurice Campbell
1920s American films
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