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| Little Wildcat (also released as Gamin' Girl and Naughty But Nice) |
| Adele Farrington |
| Alice Calhoun (in hat), star of Little Wildcat , as featured in American Pictoral Magazine, 1922. |
| Little Wildcat Directed by David Divad * Produced by Vitagraph Prod. (aka Gamin' Girl and Naughty But Nice) Released 12 Nov 1922 Genre: Love Story This film may be named with a title that sounds racey, but as with most movies of the silent era, it most certainly is not. Actually, the plot of this film is much like the later play Pygmallion which was later filmed as My Fair Lady: Robert Ware (Herbert Fortier) obtains the release into his custody Mag o' the Alley (Alice Calhoun) in order to turn her into a fine young lady, and prove to his friend Judge Arnold (Ramsey Wallace) that such a thing is possible. But then World War I breaks out and Judge Arnold enlists. He is wounded, and then meets and falls in love with a nurse. Though their acquaintance is brief, he remembers her when he comes home and relates the incident to Ware. Mag - now Margaret - overhears the conversation and reveals herself to be that nurse. Arnold must now admit that Ware was right. Cast credits include Adele Farrington, Arthur Hoyt, Frank Crane, James Farley, Henry Hebert and Maud Emery. Oliver Hardy also has a small role. Story by Gene Wright, Scen. by Bradley J. Smollen. From a movie review: "Maybe the reason that Alice Calhoun's name has faded into the far reaches of silent film history is because she was difficult to cast - she wasn't a winsome, Lillian Gish-type ingenue, a glamor girl a la Gloria Swanson, or a lively flapper like Colleen Moore. She earned some attention from her performance in The Little Minister, and she also stands out in this Cinderella story of a girl from the slums who makes good...Incidentally, this was one of many films where Oliver Hardy (pre-Stan Laurel) plays a bit part as a heavy - both literally and figuratively." - Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide (c) Vitagraph Co. of America 10/9/1922 LP 18210 *Director David Divad's real name was David Smith |
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| Oliver Hardy |