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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 547

Hoodoo Ann

191664 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 64:04
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Synopsis

An unhappy orphan believes that bad luck will follow her until she marries. A courageous rescue brings adoption and affection, seemingly ending her isolation. Fascination with a film she sees on a date then leads to an alarming misunderstanding, making her fear that the old curse has survived her change of home.

Cast

Mae Marsh

Robert Harron

Wilbur Higby

Loyola O'Connor

DirectorsLloyd Ingraham

Historical context

Mae Marsh's story includes a young spectator imitating screen action, turning moviegoing itself into part of the plot. The comedy combines superstition and romantic hope with the question of how an inexperienced viewer interprets what happens in a film.

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Mae Marsh — Unknown author · Public domain
Robert Harron — Fred Hartsook (1876–1930). · Public domain

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