''How Molly Made Good'' (aka: ''How Molly Malone Made Good'') is a 1915 silent drama film which is one of the first films to feature cameo appearances by major celebrities. It survives in the Library of Congress and is available on DVD. The writer of the film,

Burns Mantle Robert Burns Mantle (December 23, 1873February 9, 1948) was an American theater critic and screenwriter. He founded the ''Best Plays'' annual publication in 1920.Chansky, Dorothy (2011)"Burns Mantle and the American Theatregoing Public" in ''T ...

, may have been influenced by the globe-trotting adventure of

Nellie Bly Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran; May 5, 1864 – January 27, 1922), better known by her pen name Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking circumnavigation, trip around the world ...

in 1889, when the reporter circumnavigated the globe in a specified amount of time using several means of conveyance and visiting as many famous cities as possible. The opera star Madame Fjorde's real name was Grace Fjorde and a real opera singer. She was previously thought to be a created character. Grace Fjorde, 1915; Museum of the City of New York
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Cast

* Marguerite Gale - Molly Malone * Helen Hilton - Alva Hinton, Rival Reporter *John Reedy - Reed, The Photographer *

William H. Tooker William H. Tooker (September 2, 1869 – October 10, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. Tooker acted with the Tivoli Comic Opera Company in San Francisco. On Broadway, he performed in ''The Coronet of the Duchess'' (1904) and '' The Gov ...

- Editor *William A. Williams - Journalist *

Armand Cortes Armand Cortes, sometimes credited as Armand Cortez, (August 16, 1880 – November 19, 1948) was an American actor in theater and film in the United States. He had various theatrical roles in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1902, he was cast i ...

- Benny the Dip *James Bagley - Morrison, Associate Editor *Edward P. Sullivan - Journalist *Madame Fjorde - Herself, cameo (*aka Grace Fjorde) *

Lulu Glaser Lulu Glaser (June 2, 1874 – September 5, 1958) was an American actress and vocalist. She appeared on Broadway and later Vaudeville. Life and career Lilian "Lulu" Glaser was born on June 2, 1874 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. Her first a ...

- Herself, cameo *

May Robson Mary Jeanette Robison (19 April 1858 – 20 October 1942), known professionally as May Robson, was an Australian-born America-based actress whose career spanned 58 years, starting in 1883 when she was 25. A major stage actress of the late 19th ...

- Herself, cameo *

Henry Kolker Joseph Henry Kolker (November 13, 1874 – July 15, 1947) was an American stage and film actor and film director, director. Early years Kolker was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1874. (Some sources say 1870.) He came to America at age five and w ...

- Himself, cameo *

Cyril Scott Cyril Meir Scott (27 September 1879 – 31 December 1970) was an English composer, writer, poet, and occultist. He created around four hundred musical compositions including piano, violin, cello concertos, symphonies, and operas. He also wrot ...

- Himself, cameo *

Julian Eltinge Julian Eltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American Stage (theatre), stage and film actor and female impersonator. After appearing in the Boston Cadets Revue at the age of ten in feminine garb, Elting ...

- Himself, cameo * Charles J. Ross - Himself, cameo *Mabel Fenton - Herself, cameo *

Robert Edeson Robert Edeson (June 3, 1868 – March 24, 1931) was an American film and stage actor of the silent era and a vaudeville performer. Life and career Edeson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of manager and actor George R. Edeson. After ...

- Himself, cameo *

Leo Ditrichstein Leo Ditrichstein (January 6, 1865 – June 28, 1928) was an Austrian-American actor and playwright. Early life He was born on January 6, 1865, in Temesvár, Austrian Empire. He was educated in Vienna and was naturalized as an American citizen ...

- Himself, cameo * Julia Dean - Herself, cameo *

Henrietta Crosman Henrietta Foster Crosman (September 2, 1861 – October 31, 1944) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Crosman was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheeling, Virginia, to George Crosman Jr. a Civil War Major, and Mary B. Wick, ...

- Herself, cameo

References

External links

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The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''How Molly Made Good''
1915 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction 1915 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub