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

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

1914
14m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1914

Runtime

14m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
14m
Jan 31, 1914
Languages
English
Director
Walter Edwin
Production
Edison Studios
Edison Studios
General Film Company
General Film Company
Serial Squadron
Serial Squadron
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

14 Cast Members

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

James Bolliver

Florence Coventry

Mrs. Winslow

Robert Brower

Robert Brower

Director of Union Realty

Harry B. Eytinge

Clerk

Bessie Learn

Bessie Learn

Muriel Armstrong

Harry Linson

Harry Linson

Mr. Linson

Cora Williams

Cora Williams

Mrs. Williams

Robert Harvey

Rockwell Crosby, Managing Editor

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