Gretel & Hansel Gets Lost in Its Beautiful Woods
Gretel & Hansel falters due to its razor thin story and lack of characterization. It loses sight of horror’s key rule: In order to create an effective tale, characters and emotions must be emphasized.
The Town Scandal (1923)
Broadway chorus girl Jean Crosby visits her sister in Murphysburg and finds that not only has her brother-in-law, Lysander Sprowl, squandered all the money she has sent, but the leading male citizens--all members of the Purity League--who were so friendly to her in New York will not now give her a second glance. With the help of newspaperman Toby Caswell, however, she anonymously publishes her life story in the town newspaper, thus frightening the men into offering Jean "hush money."
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Broadway chorus girl Jean Crosby visits her sister in Murphysburg and finds that not only has her brother-in-law, Lysander Sprowl, squandered all the money she has sent, but the leading male citizens--all members of the Purity League--who were so friendly to her in New York will not now give her a second glance. With the help of newspaperman Toby Caswell, however, she anonymously publishes her life story in the town newspaper, thus frightening the men into offering Jean "hush money."
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Hugh Hoffman, Frederic Arnold Kummer
In Theaters:4/16/1923
Box Office:
Runtime:50 minutes
Studio:Universal Pictures
Cast
King Baggot
Director
Gladys Walton
Jean Crosby
Edward McWade
Avery Crawford
William Welsh
Samuel Grimes
Anna Dodge
Mrs. Crawford
Edward Hearn
Toby Caswell
Charles Hill Mailes
Bill Ramsey
Billy Franey
Lysander Sprowl
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. Sprowl
Rosa Gore
Effie Strong
Louise Reming Barnes
Mrs. Ramsey
Margaret Morris
Trixie
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