''Play Square'' is a 1921 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by William K. Howard and starring

Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky produced by Diageo in Scotland. It was established in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire in 1820, and continued to be produced and bottled at the town's Hill Street plant, once the world's ...

Edna Murphy Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of her ...

and

Laura La Plante Laura La Plante (born Laura Laplante; November 1, 1904 – October 14, 1996) was an American film actress, whose more notable performances were in the silent era. Early life La Plante was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 1, 1904, the daug ...

.Solomon p.271

Plot

Cast

as Johnny Carroll *

as Betty Bedford *

Hayward Mack Hayward Seaton Mack (March 20, 1882 – December 24, 1921) was an American actor of the silent era. Born in Albany, New York, in 1882, Mack appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1921. Mack's motion picture career began in 1910; he app ...

as Bill Homer *

as May Laverne * Jack Brammall as Reddy *

Wilbur Higby Wilbur Higby (August 21, 1867 – December 1, 1934) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1934. Stage In the mid-1890s, Higby was a member of the stock company of the Grand Opera House ...

as Judge Kerrigan * Nanine Wright a s Johnny's Mother *

Harry Todd Harry Todd (born John Nelson Todd;Kiehn, David (2003). Broncho Billy and the Essanay Film Company'. Berkeley, CA: Farwell Books. p. 291. . December 13, 1863 – February 15, 1935) was an American actor. Early life and career A native ...

as Betty's Father * Al Fremont as Detective McQuade

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Films directed by William K. Howard 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub