Bits of Life
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Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
Produced by | Marshall Neilan |
Screenplay by | Lucita Squier |
Based on | Short stories by Thomas McMorrow, Walter Trumbull, Hugh Wiley, Marshall Nielan[1] |
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Cinematography | David Kesson |
Distributed by | Associated First National |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Bits of Life is a 1921 American film produced, written, and directed by Marshall Neilan. The film is notable as the first anthology film.[3] The cast included Lon Chaney and Noah Beery, Sr. For her performance in this film, Anna May Wong received her first screen credit.[3] Bits of Life is considered lost.[1]
Plot
The film is an anthology of four stories: "The Bad Samaritan", "The Man Who Heard Everything", "Chinese Story" or "Hop",[3] and "The Intrigue".[4]
Cast
- Wesley Barry as Tom Levitt, a boy
- Rockliffe Fellowes as Tom Levitt
- Lon Chaney as Chin Chow
- Noah Beery, Sr. as Hindoo
- Anna May Wong as Toy Sing, Chin Chow's Wife
- John Bowers as Dentist's Patient
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bennett, Carl (ed.). "Progressive Silent Film List: Bits of Life". Silent Era. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bits of Life". Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Gan, Geraldine. "Anna May Wong". Lives of Notable Asian Americans: Arts, Entertainment, Sports (The Asian American Experience). New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1995. ISBN 0-7910-2188-2. p. 84.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Pavlides, Dan. "Bits of Life". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
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