Exit Smiling
Exit Smiling is a 1926 comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring New York and London revues star Beatrice Lillie in her first (and only silent) film role and Jack Pickford, the brother of star Mary Pickford. The film was also the debut of actor Franklin Pangborn. This film is available on DVD from the Warner Archives Collection.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Sam Taylor |
| Produced by | Sam Taylor (uncredited) |
| Written by | Tim Whelan and Sam Taylor |
| Based on | Exit Smiling by Marc Connelly |
| Starring | Beatrice Lillie Jack Pickford |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
Violet (Beatrice Lillie), the travelling theatre troupe's worst actress, dreams of all she could be if she only had the right opportunities. Jimmy (Jack Pickford) is a runaway bank clerk who joins the troupe as a juvenile lead actor.
Cast
- Beatrice Lillie as Violet
- Jack Pickford as Jimmy Marsh
- Doris Lloyd as Olga
- DeWitt Jennings as Orlando Wainwright
- Harry Myers as Jesse Watson
- Tenen Holtz as Tod Powell
- Louise Lorraine as Phyllis Tichnor
- Franklin Pangborn as Cecil Lovelace
- Dwight Frye as Balcony Heckler (uncredited)
References
- Eames, John Douglas (1981). The MGM Story, 1981
- Exit Smiling available on DVD or download from the Warner Archive Collection
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