The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

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The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan

1914

0h 14m

5.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

An early Thomas Edison short. A young woman is kidnapped while attending a play in Chinatown. A reporter attends another play in Chinatown, is likewise kidnapped and rescues the young woman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011 in partnership with the National Film Preservation Foundation New Zealand Project.

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Production Companies

Edison Studios

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Yale Boss

Daddy, the office boy

Yale Boss

Acting

Edward Boulden

A reporter

Edward Boulden

Acting

Mary Fuller

Dolly Desmond

Mary Fuller

Acting

Charles Ogle

James Malone

Charles Ogle

Acting

Warren Cook

Mr. Cambridge

Warren Cook

Acting

Miriam Nesbitt

Mrs. Cambridge

Miriam Nesbitt

Acting

Charles Sutton

James Bolliver

No Image

Acting

Florence Coventry

Mrs. Winslow

No Image

Acting

Robert Brower

Director of Union Realty

Robert Brower

Acting

Harry B. Eytinge

Clerk

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Acting

Bessie Learn

Muriel Armstrong

Bessie Learn

Acting

Harry Linson

Mr. Linson

Harry Linson

Acting

Cora Williams

Mrs. Williams

Cora Williams

Acting

Robert Harvey

Rockwell Crosby, Managing Editor

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