''Shirley Kaye'' is a lost 1917 American silent

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by Joseph Kaufman and starring

Clara Kimball Young Clara Kimball Young (born Edith Matilda Clara Kimball; September 6, 1890 – October 15, 1960) was an American film actress who was popular in the early silent film era. Early life Edith Matilda Clara Kimball was born in Chicago on Septemb ...

, Corliss Giles and

George Fawcett George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1860, Fawcett graduated from the University of Virginia. His initial inclination was to ...

.Spehr p.178

Cast

as Shirley Kaye * Corliss Giles as John Rowson *

as T.L. Magen *

George Backus George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

as Egerton Kaye *

Claire Whitney Claire Whitney (May 6, 1890 – August 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actress who appeared in 111 films between 1912 and 1949. Only 21 of these films survive, as most have been lost. Whitney gained early acting experience with a ...

as Daisy Magen * Nellie Lindrith as Mrs. Magen * John Sunderland as Earl Rosselvin * Mrs. F.O. Winthrop as Mrs. Bayliss * Frank Otto as Dingwall

References

Bibliography

* Paul C. Spehr. ''The Movies Begin: Making Movies in New Jersey, 1887-1920''. Newark Museum, 1977.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 comedy-drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Lost American films Lost comedy-drama films Films directed by Joseph Kaufman American black-and-white films Selznick Pictures films 1917 lost films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub