'If Only' Jim
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'If Only' Jim is a 1920
western
silent film
starring Harry Carey. The film is based on Philip Verrill Mighel's 1904
story "Bruvver Jim's Baby".
(Charles Brinley), who's after Jim Golden's (Harry Carey) gold, and a nice postmistress (Carol Holloway), who is willing to become both wife and mother. Universal
surrounded their veteran western star, Harry Carey, with a fine supporting cast in this film, including former serial queen Carol Holloway as the post mistress, rotund comedy actor George Bunny, and one Minnie Prevost, a Native American
supporting player who was billed as "Minnie Ha Ha" and had made an indelible impression with Mabel Normand
in the 1918
film Mickey
.
1920 in film
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
starring Harry Carey. The film is based on Philip Verrill Mighel's 1904
1904 in literature
The year 1904 in literature involved some significant new books.-Events:* January - Mark Twain begins dictating his autobiography.* 16 June - "Bloomsday": the day on which the action of James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place in Dublin....
story "Bruvver Jim's Baby".
Plot
There is a villainVillain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
(Charles Brinley), who's after Jim Golden's (Harry Carey) gold, and a nice postmistress (Carol Holloway), who is willing to become both wife and mother. Universal
Universal Studios
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surrounded their veteran western star, Harry Carey, with a fine supporting cast in this film, including former serial queen Carol Holloway as the post mistress, rotund comedy actor George Bunny, and one Minnie Prevost, a Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
supporting player who was billed as "Minnie Ha Ha" and had made an indelible impression with Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors...
in the 1918
1918 in film
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
film Mickey
Mickey (1918 film)
Mickey is a 1918 silent comedy-drama film starring Mabel Normand, directed by F. Richard Jones and James Young, and written by J.G. Hawks. The movie was produced by the Mabel Normand Feature Film Company.-Plot:...
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Cast
- Harry Carey - Jim Golden
- Carol HollowayCarol HollowayCarol Holloway was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 117 films between 1914 and 1941.She was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts and died in California.-Selected filmography:...
- Miss Dot Dennihan - Ruth RoyceRuth RoyceRuth Royce was a vaudeville and silent film actress from Versailles, Missouri.Royce appeared in the serial, The Vanishing Dagger , which starred Eddie Polo and C. Norman Hammond. In 1923 Royce, along with other Hollywood actors, participated in a vaudeville show at Universal City...
- Miss Richards - Duke R. LeeDuke R. LeeDuke R. Lee was an American actor. He appeared in 99 films between 1913 and 1946.He was born in Prince Henry County, Virginia and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Stagecoach...
- Keno (as Duke Lee) - Roy Coulson - Henry
- Charles BrinleyCharles BrinleyCharles Brinley was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California.-Filmography:-External links:...
- Parky - George BunnyGeorge BunnyGeorge Bunny was an American actor. He appeared in sixty-four films between 1915 and 1950.He was born in New York City, New York, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack. He was the brother of actor John Bunny....
- Uncle Johnny - Joseph Hazelton - Bill Bones
- Minnie DevereauxMinnie DevereauxMinnie Devereaux was a Canadian silent film actress. Nicknamed "Indian Minnie" and "Minnie Ha-ha", Devereaux was a Cheyenne, the daughter of Chief Plenty Horses....
- Squaw (as Minnie Ha Ha) - Thomas Smith - Kid