''One Splendid Hour'' is a 1929 American silent

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directed by

Cliff Wheeler Cliff Wheeler (1894–1979) was an American film director of the silent era.Munden p.476 Selected filmography * ''A Bit of Heaven'' (1928) * ''Comrades (1928 film), Comrades'' (1928) * ''Into No Man's Land'' (1928) * ''Making the Varsity'' (1928 ...

and starring

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and Jack Richardson. Dana retired following the film, due to the introduction of

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s.Lowe p.149

Synopsis

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goes slumming a poor neighbourhood where she meets a Doctor. In order to attract his attention she disguises herself as a wayward girl.

Cast

as Bobbie Walsh *

as Senator Walsh *

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as Dr. Thornton *

Lewis Sargent Lewis Sargent (August 19, 1903 – November 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1917 and 1949. Biography Sargent was born in Los Angeles on August 19, 1903. He had 8 brothers and sisters. His father Lewis ...

as Jimmy O'Shea * Jack Richardson as Peter Hoag * Lucy Beaumont as Mother Kelly * Florice Cooper as Rose Kelly * Ernie Adams as Solly *

Hugh Saxon Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name , itself the Old French variant of '' Hugo (name)">Hugo'', a short form of Continental Germanic Germanic name">given names beginning in the element "mind, spirit" (Old English ). ...

as The Roué *

Charles H. Hickman Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

as Police Captain

References

Bibliography

* Lowe, Denise. ''An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930''. Routledge, 2014.

External links

* 1929 films 1929 drama films Silent American drama films Films directed by Cliff Wheeler American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{silent-film-stub