Mr. Fix-It (1918 Film)
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''Mr. Fix-It'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, and Wanda Hawley, directed by Allan Dwan.


Plot

As described in a film magazine, because of his ability to fix things Dick Remington (Fairbanks) becomes known as "Mr. Fix-It" and enters the aristocratic home of the Burroughs as their nephew. Before long he has melted the stone hearts of three aunts and one uncle and won the heart of Mary McCullough (Hawley) in addition to setting aright the affairs of pretty Georgiana Burroughs (MacDonald) and Olive Van Tassell (Landis).


Cast


Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''Mr. Fix-It'' was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 5, the policeman arresting women in kimono coming from raided house of ill repute.


Preservation status

On July 16, 2011, at the Castro Theatre in
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, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival presented a restored print of the film from the George Eastman House. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..Mr. Fix-It''
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See also

* List of rediscovered films


References


External links

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Progressive Silent Film List: ''Mr. Fix-It''
at silentera.com
Still
at silentfilm.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Mister Fix-It 1918 films 1918 comedy films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films 1910s rediscovered films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Famous Players-Lasky films Films directed by Allan Dwan Paramount Pictures films Rediscovered American films Silent American comedy films Surviving American silent films