''The Open Switch'' is a 1925 American
silent film directed by
J. P. McGowan and starring
Helen Holmes,
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin; July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns.
Early life
Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the family ...
, and
Slim Whitaker
Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart a ...
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[Munden, p. 574.]
Cast
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Helen Holmes as Helen Waters
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Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin (born Lyman Wakefield Perrin; July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns.
Early life
Perrin was born in Three Rivers, Michigan. His father worked in real estate and relocated the family ...
as Jack Strong
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Slim Whitaker
Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart a ...
as Jim McGuire
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Max Asher as Tim Gerraghty
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Mack V. Wright as Daniel Lonergan
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Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ...
as George Waters
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Arthur Millett
Arthur Millett (April 21, 1874 in Pittsfield, Maine – February 24, 1952 in Los Angeles, California), born Arthur Nelson Millett, was an early American motion picture actor whose career was at its height in the silent film era.
Biography
Born ...
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J. Carrol Naish
Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish (January 21, 1896 – January 24, 1973) was an American actor. He appeared in over 200 credits during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Naish received two Oscar nominations for his supporting roles in the films ''Sahara' ...
References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
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1925 films
1925 Western (genre) films
1920s English-language films
Films directed by J. P. McGowan
Rayart Pictures films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s American films
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