Mary of the Movies
“WITH 40 FAMOUS MOTION PICTURE STARS”
1923•57m•8.0•Released
DramaRomance
Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood studio and applies for a job as an actress. Mary is given a job as a waitress in the commissary, and gets to meet 40 actors, actresses and directors, none of whom tip big enough to enable Mary to earn enough money to pay for an operation. Will Mary become an actress and make some big money?
Director
John McDermott
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Marion Mack
Mary
Florence Lee
Mary's Mother
Mary Kane
Mary's Sister
Raymond Cannon
Oswald Tate
Rosemary Cooper
Jane
Harry Cornelli
'Lait' Mayle
Francis McDonald
James Seiler
Jack Perrin
Jack
John Geough
Reel S. Tate
John McDermott
The Director
Ray Hanford
The Old Man
Creighton Hale
The Boy
Henry A. Barrows
Secondary Role
Bessie Love
Herself (uncredited)
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts (uncredited)
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