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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 740

The Mollycoddle

192086 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 85:35
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · CMNYK · Public domain

Synopsis

Raised in England, Richard is considered too refined for the adventurous American ancestry his friends celebrate. A voyage on a private yacht unexpectedly draws him into a diamond-smuggling operation. Forced to fend for himself and later to protect the other travellers, he has to discover whether his manners really say anything about his courage.

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks

Wallace Beery

DirectorsVictor Fleming

Behind the scenes

The production filmed exteriors in Arizona. Fairbanks's physical contest with Wallace Beery turns the contrast between polished appearance and practical bravery into an extended outdoor adventure.

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Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Douglas Fairbanks — Harris & Ewing · Public domain
Wallace Beery — MGM studio photographer · Public domain

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