''Two Weeks Off'' is a 1929 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
William Beaudine
William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.
Life and car ...
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The film was released in alternative silent and sound versions. It is currently a
lost film.
''Two Weeks Off'' at Lost Film Files:''First National lost films - 1929''
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Cast
* Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill (March 4, 1903 – August 12, 1990) was a British-American actress, most active during the silent film, silent-film era and into the Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code era of the early 1930s.
Early life
Born in Sculcoates, Kingston u ...
as Kitty Weaver
* Jack Mulhall
John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years.
Early years
Mu ...
as Dave Pickett
* Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band.
Early years
Gertrude Irene Eyster was born in Lake ...
as Agnes
* James Finlayson as Pa Weaver
* Kate Price as Ma Weaver
* Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor.
Biography
Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly app ...
as Harry
* Eddie Gribbon
Eddie Gribbon (January 3, 1890 – September 29, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films from the 1910s to the 1950s. Gribbon began working in Mack Sennett films in 1916 and continued through the 1920s. He usuall ...
as Sid Winters
* Gertrude Messinger
Gertrude Dolores Messinger (April 28, 1911 – November 8, 1995) was an American film actress known for her B-movie roles from the 1930s through the 1950s. She began as a child actor in silent films, but found her greatest fame in talkies of ...
as Tessie McCann
References
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1929 films
1929 comedy films
1929 lost films
Silent American comedy films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by William Beaudine
Lost American films
Lost comedy films
Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland
1920s American films
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