''Crossed Wires'' is a 1923 American

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 by

King Baggot William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggo ...

and written by Hugh Hoffman. The film stars

Gladys Walton Gladys Walton (April 13, 1903 – November 15, 1993) was an American silent film actress. Early life and career Born in Boston, Massachusetts and educated in Portland, Oregon, Gladys Walton debuted in films at the Fox Sunshine comedy stud ...

, George Stewart,

Tom Guise Tom Guise (1857–1930) was an American male actor on stage and screen. He appeared in numerous films in the decade spanning 1917 to 1927. He was one of the popular stars in the film adaptation of the controversial book '' Black Oxen''. His perfo ...

Lillian Langdon Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Langdon was a descendant of Zebulon Pike, discov ...

, William Robert Daly, and Kate Price. The film was released on May 14, 1923, by

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Cast

as Marcel Murphy *George Stewart as Ralph Benson *

as Bellamy Benson *

as Mrs. Margaret Benson *

William Robert Daly William Robert Daly (born William Robert Dailey; October 24, 1872 – 1935) was an actor and director of silent films. Early life Daly was born on October 24, 1872, in Boston, Massachusetts, as William Robert Dailey. Career He became a "stage ...

as Pat Murphy * Kate Price as Nora Murphy *

Eddie Gribbon Eddie Gribbon (January 3, 1890 – September 29, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films from the 1910s to the 1950s. Gribbon began working in Mack Sennett films in 1916 and continued through the 1920s. He usuall ...

as Tim Flanagan * Marie Crisp as Madalyn Van Ralston Kemp * Eloise Nesbit as Annie *

Helen Broneau Helen Broneau (born Helen Ingram) was an American actress and screenwriter who was active in Hollywood during the silent era. After a brief union with Charles Bronaugh (the source of her stage name, albeit with an altered spelling), she married A ...

as Fannie *Lewis Mason as Cyril Gordon

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* {{King Baggot 1923 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1923 comedy films Universal Pictures films Films directed by King Baggot American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language comedy films