Leap Year (film)
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Leap Year is a 1921 comedy film
directed by and starring Roscoe Arbuckle. The film was never released in the United States, due to Arbuckle's involvement in the Virginia Rappe
death scandal.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by and starring Roscoe Arbuckle. The film was never released in the United States, due to Arbuckle's involvement in the Virginia Rappe
Virginia Rappe
Virginia Rappe was an American model and silent film actress.-Early life and career:Rappe was born to unwed mother Mabel Rapp in New York City. Mabel died when Virginia was 11, and Virginia was then raised by her grandmother in Chicago. At age 14 she began working as a commercial and art model in...
death scandal.
Cast
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Stanley Piper
- Mary ThurmanMary ThurmanMary Thurman was an American actress of the silent film era.-Career:Born Mary Christiansen in Richfield, Utah, Thurman's film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett, as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and featured appearances in Bombs! and The Fool...
- Nurse Phyllis Brown - Lucien LittlefieldLucien LittlefieldLucien Littlefield was an American actor in the silent film era...
- Jeremiah Piper - Clarence Geldart - Scott Travis
- Harriet HammondHarriet HammondHarriet Hammond was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 47 films between 1918 and 1930.She was born in Bay City, Michigan and died in Valley Center, California....
- Loris Keene - Allen Durnell - Tommy Blaine
- Gertrude ShortGertrude ShortGertrude Short was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in 132 films between 1912 and 1945.She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California, aged 66....
- Molly Morris - John McKinnon - Mumford, the valet
- Maude Wayne - Irene Rutherford
- Winifred GreenwoodWinifred GreenwoodWinifred Greenwood was an American silent film actress.She was signed in 1910 and starred in over 200 films before her retirement in 1927...
- Mrs. Travis