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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1622

Why Girls Say No

192722 minUnited States

Synopsis

Becky's father insists that she marry within their Jewish community. A young man she likes seems unlikely to win his approval, while a burglar, a policeman and an ill-fated birthday cake complicate the courtship.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 22:04
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Leo McCarey · Public domain

Cast

Marjorie Daw

Max Davidson

DirectorsLeo McCarey

Behind the scenes

Leo McCarey directed Marjorie Daw and Max Davidson in this family farce, with Oliver Hardy appearing in support.

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Photograph credit

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Marjorie Daw — Albert Witzel; Picture-Play Magazine, July 1922 · Public domain
Max Davidson — Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research; http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=105300 · Public domain

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