''Smiles Are Trumps'' is a 1922 American silent

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by

George Marshall George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army under pres ...

and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn,

Ora Carew Ora Carew (born Ora Whytock; April 19, 1891 – October 26, 1955), was an American silent film actress. She starred in several films between 1915 and 1925. She was known as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties. Early life Ora Whytock was born i ...

and

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.Solomon p.275-76

Cast

* Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as Jimmy Carson *

as Marjorie Manning * Miles McCarthy as John Slevin *

as James Manning * Kirke Lucas as Enrico * C. Norman Hammond as Martino

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

* 1922 films 1920s action films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-white films Fox Film films Films directed by George Marshall 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language action films {{1920s-US-film-stub