''Filling His Own Shoes'' is a 1917 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 by
Harry Beaumont
Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of production companies including 20th Century Fox, Fox, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn, Metro Pictur ...
and starring
Bryant Washburn
Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American 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 attend ...
,
Hazel Daly
Geraldine "Hazel" Daly (October 8, 1895 – January 2, 1987) was an American film actress.
Daly was born on October 8, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. and died on January 2, 1987, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 91. She appeared in 1 ...
and
Rod La Rocque
Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor.
Biography
La Rocque was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mo ...
.
[Goble p.400]
Cast
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Bryant Washburn
Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American 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 attend ...
as William Ruggles
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Hazel Daly
Geraldine "Hazel" Daly (October 8, 1895 – January 2, 1987) was an American film actress.
Daly was born on October 8, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. and died on January 2, 1987, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 91. She appeared in 1 ...
as Ruth Downing
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Rod La Rocque
Roderick Ross La Rocque (November 29, 1898 – October 15, 1969) was an American actor.
Biography
La Rocque was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edmund La Rocque and Ann (née Rice) La Rocque. His father was of French-Canadian descent and his mo ...
as Dick Downing
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Lyda Dalzell
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Etymology
The name ''Lida'' arises from its Lithuanian name ''Lyda' ...
as Dorothea Westbrooke
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Virginia Valli
Virginia Valli (January 18, 1895 – September 24, 1968) was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s.
Early life
Valli was b ...
as Roxana
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Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson (July 23, 1901 – March 14, 1977) was an American actress later turned publicist.
Biography
Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1901, Ferguson graduated from Nicholas High School of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts. Ferguson was ...
as Rosa
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Louise Long
Louise Long (October 15, 1886 – July 14, 1966) was an American screenwriter, educator, author, and film editor active primarily in the 1920s and 1930s.
Biography
Long, a native of Central City, Nebraska, was the daughter of Noah Long and Lo ...
as Bulbul
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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1917 films
1917 comedy films
1910s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American comedy films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Harry Beaumont
Essanay Studios films
1910s American films
English-language comedy films
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