''Chimmie Fadden'' is a 1915 American
silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed, written and edited
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most co ...
. The film starred
Victor Moore in the title role and is based on the play and short story of the same name by
Edward W. Townsend. It was followed by a sequel ''
Chimmie Fadden Out West''. It is a surviving film formerly thought
lost for decades. A print is kept at Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..Chimmie Fadden''
Retrieved November 9, 2016
Cast
* Victor Moore as Chimmie Fadden
* Raymond Hatton as Larry, His Brother
* Mrs. Lewis McCord as Mrs. Fadden, Their Mother
* Ernest Joy
Ernest C. Joy (January 20, 1878 – February 12, 1924) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1911 and 1920.
Selected filmography
* '' Article 47, L (1913)
* '' Salomy Jane'' (1914)
* '' ...
as Van Cartlandt, A Millionaire
* Anita King as Fanny, His Daughter
* Camille Astor as Hortense, French Maid
* Tom Forman as Antoine, Butler-Thief
See also
*List of rediscovered films
This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films that are not wholly lost.
For a fi ...
References
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1915 films
1915 comedy films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
1910s rediscovered films
American black-and-white films
American films based on plays
American silent feature films
English-language comedy films
Films based on short fiction
Films directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Paramount Pictures films
Rediscovered American films
Silent American comedy films
Surviving American silent films
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