''Hitting the High Spots'' is a 1918 American silent

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film, directed by

Charles Swickard Charles F. Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American film actor, actor and film director of the silent era. He was the brother of the actor Josef Swickard.Katchmer p.366 Selected filmography Director * ''The Beckonin ...

. It stars

Bert Lytell Bertram Mortimer Lytell (February 24, 1885 – September 28, 1954) was an American actor in theater and film during the silent film era and early talkies. He starred in romantic, melodrama, and adventure films. Background Born in New York ...

Eileen Percy Eileen Percy (21 August 1902 – 29 July 1973) was an Irish-born American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1917 and 1933. Biography Born in Belfast in August 1902, Percy lived in Brooklyn, New York, brie ...

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Winter Hall Winter Amos Hall (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent film, silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a st ...

, and was released on December 9, 1918.

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as Bob Durland *

as Alice Randolph *

as Morgan Randolph *

Helen Dunbar Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress. Career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Co ...

as Mrs. Randolph *

Gordon Griffith Gordon S. Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in ove ...

as Jack Randolph *

Fred Goodwins Fred Goodwins (26 February 1891 – 22 August 1923) was an English actor, film director and screenwriter of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in 24 films between 1915 and 1921.He most notably worked with Charlie Chaplin during Chapli ...

as Harold Blake *Ilean Hume as Tonia *

Stanton Heck Stanton Heck (January 8, 1877 – December 16, 1929), was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1918 and 1928. Earlier in his career, he appeared on stage in musicals such as 1906's '' A Parisian Model''.(Dece ...

as Von Holke *Al Edmundson as Lopez *William Eagle Eye as Jose *

William Courtright William Courtright (February 10, 1848 – March 6, 1933) was an American film actor. Early years He was born Theodore Courtright in New Milford, Illinois, and was educated in the public schools of Ione, California. When he was 16, he ran ...

as Felipe

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* * * 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles Swickard Metro Pictures films 1918 comedy-drama films 1918 films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films English-language comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub