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The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan (1914): Cast

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The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan is a 1914 short comedy directed by Walter Edwin, starring Mary Fuller as Dolly Desmond, Charles Ogle and Robert Harvey. It runs 14 minutes.

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The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan (1914) movie poster
Released
Runtime
14 min
Director
Walter Edwin
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan About?

The premise of The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan without spoilers.

This early Thomas Edison short depicts a kidnapping in Chinatown: a young woman is seized while watching a play, and a reporter who attends a second performance is also captured. He manages to free the woman and escape. The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011 through a partnership with the National Film Preservation Foundation’s New Zealand Project.

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan Themes & Keywords

· 5 tags
  • serial
  • reporter
  • female reporter
  • chinatown
  • kidnapping
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Cast & crew

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan Cast & Characters

Mary Fuller leads the cast as Dolly Desmond, with Charles Ogle as James Malone and Robert Harvey as Rockwell Crosby, Managing Editor. Directed by Walter Edwin; 14 actors are credited in all.

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The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan, each answered in a sentence.

How long is The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan?

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan runs 14 minutes.

When was The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan released?

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan was released on January 31, 1914.

Who directed The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan?

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan was directed by Walter Edwin.

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Who is in the cast of The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan?

The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan stars Mary Fuller as Dolly Desmond, Charles Ogle as James Malone and Robert Harvey as Rockwell Crosby, Managing Editor, among 14 credited actors.

Does The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan have a post-credit scene?

No. The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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