''Tipped Off'' is a 1923 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and

Stuart Holmes Stuart Holmes (born Joseph Liebchen; March 10, 1884 – December 29, 1971) was an American actor and sculptor whose career spanned seven decades. He appeared in almost 450 films between 1909 and 1964, sometimes credited as Stewart Holmes. Biog ...

.Munden p.816 It was distributed by the

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Plot

Mildred Garson, the fiancée of playwright Anthony Moore wants to star in his new crime drama. In order to convince him she stages a fake burglary at her home with the help of her brother and sister. However a real-life robbery takes place in which the butler is shot and Mildred kidnapped.

Cast

as Mildred Garson * Harold Miller as Anthony Moore *

Tom Santschi Paul William "Tom" Santschi (October 24, 1880 – April 9, 1931) was an American leading man and character actor of the silent film era. Personal life Santschi was born in Missouri to Paul Santschi, a Swiss immigrant, and Margaret Kern, a nat ...

as 'The Fox,' Dan Grogan *

as Chang Wo *

as Sidney Matthews * Zella Gray as Rita Garson, Rita's Sister * Tom O'Brien as Jim 'Pug' Murphy, Mildred's Brother * Bessie Wong as Chinese Maid * James Alamo as Chuck Morrison, Henchman * Jimmie Truax as Baldy Bates, Henchman * S.D. Wilcox as The Detective Sergeant * James Wang as Chang Wu's Major-domo * Scotty MacGregor as The Stage Director

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.

External links

* 1923 films 1923 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Finis Fox American black-and-white films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub