Special Delivery (1927 film)
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Special Delivery is a 1927 silent
comedy film
directed by Fatty Arbuckle.
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...
comedy film
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 Fatty Arbuckle.
Cast
- Eddie CantorEddie CantorEddie Cantor was an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor and songwriter...
- Eddie, The Mail Carrier - Jobyna RalstonJobyna RalstonJobyna Ralston was an American stage and film actress.-Early life and career:Born Jobyna Lancaster Raulston in South Pittsburg, Tennessee in 1899 to parents who named her after famed entertainer of the time, Jobyna Howland...
- Madge, The Girl - William PowellWilliam PowellWilliam Horatio Powell was an American actor.A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles...
- Harold Jones - Donald KeithDonald Keith (actor)Donald Keith born Francis Feeney was an American silent film actor remembered for costarring with Clara Bow in several films in the 1920s...
- Harrigan, The Fireman - Jack Dougherty - Flannigan, a cop
- Victor PotelVictor PotelVictor Potel was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in over 430 films in his 38 year career.-Career:...
- Nip, a detective - Paul KellyPaul Kelly (actor)Paul Michael Kelly was an American child actor who later as an adult became a stage, film, and television actor.-Child actor:...
- Tuck, another detective - Mary CarrMary CarrMary Carr was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr . She appeared in 144 films between 1915 and 1956...
- The Mother - Marilyn Cantor Baker - Extra (uncredited) (as Marilyn Cantor)
- Marjorie Cantor - Extra (uncredited)
- Tiny DollThe Doll FamilyThe Doll Family was a group of four dwarf siblings from Germany who were popular performers in circuses and sideshows in the United States from the 1920s until their retirement in the mid 1950s.They were:*Gracie The Doll Family was a group of four dwarf siblings from Germany who were popular...
- Baby on Eddie's Route (uncredited) - Robert LivingstonRobert Livingston (actor)Robert Livingston was an American film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1975.Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films...
- Extra at Postal Ball (uncredited) - Natalie Cantor Metzger - Extra (uncredited) (as Natalie Cantor)
- Spec O'DonnellSpec O'DonnellSpec O'Donnell was an American film actor. He appeared in 191 films between 1923 and 1978.He was born in Fresno, California and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:* Why Girls Say No...
- Office Boy (uncredited)