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

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

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

14 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

31 January 1914

Country

United States of America

Cast

Yale Boss

Yale Boss

Daddy, the office boy

Edward Boulden

Edward Boulden

A reporter

Mary Fuller

Mary Fuller

Dolly Desmond

Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

James Malone

Warren Cook

Warren Cook

Mr. Cambridge

Miriam Nesbitt

Miriam Nesbitt

Mrs. Cambridge

Charles Sutton

Charles Sutton

James Bolliver

Florence Coventry

Florence Coventry

Mrs. Winslow

Robert Brower

Robert Brower

Director of Union Realty

Harry B. Eytinge

Harry B. Eytinge

Clerk

Bessie Learn

Bessie Learn

Muriel Armstrong

Harry Linson

Harry Linson

Mr. Linson

Cora Williams

Cora Williams

Mrs. Williams

Robert Harvey

Robert Harvey

Rockwell Crosby, Managing Editor

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