Mary of the Movies (1923)
Overview
Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood studio and applies for a job as an actress. Mary is given a job as a waitress in the commissary, and gets to meet 40 actors, actresses and directors, none of whom tip big enough to enable Mary to earn enough money to pay for an operation. Will Mary become an actress and make some big money?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.157 |
Directed By
John McDermott
TOP CAST
Marion Mack
Mary
Florence Lee
Mary's Mother
Mary Kane
Mary's Sister
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong (uncredited)
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts (uncredited)
Bessie Love
Herself (uncredited)
Harry Cornelli
'Lait' Mayle
John Geough
Reel S. Tate
Raymond Cannon
Oswald Tate
Rosemary Cooper
Jane
Creighton Hale
The Boy
Francis McDonald
James Seiler
John McDermott
The Director
Jack Perrin
Jack
Ray Hanford
The Old Man
Henry A. Barrows
Secondary Role
David Butler
David Butler (uncredited)
Marjorie Daw
Marjorie Daw (uncredited)
Elliott Dexter
Elliott Dexter (uncredited)
Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda (uncredited)
Alec B. Francis
Alec B. Francis (uncredited)
Wanda Hawley
Wanda Hawley (uncredited)
J. Warren Kerrigan
J. Warren Kerrigan (uncredited)
Barbara La Marr
Barbara La Marr (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint (uncredited)
Douglas MacLean
Douglas MacLean (uncredited)
Tom Moore
Tom Moore (uncredited)
Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson (uncredited)
Anita Stewart
Anita Stewart (uncredited)
Estelle Taylor
Estelle Taylor (uncredited)
Rosemary Theby
Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur (uncredited)
Richard Travers
Richard Travers (uncredited)
Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn (uncredited)
Rex Ingram
(uncredited)
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