The Lottery Man
Encyclopedia
The Lottery Man is a silent
comedy film
featuring Oliver Hardy
and produced at the Whartons Studio in Ithaca, New York
. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress
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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...
featuring Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955.-Early life:...
and produced at the Whartons Studio in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Cast
- Thurlow Bergen - Jack Wright-a son
- Elsie Esmond - Miss Helen Heyer-foxeys cousin
- Carolyn Lee - Lizzie Roberts-Mrs Peytons pet goat
- Allan Murnane - Foxey Peyton-his chum
- Lottie Alter - Mrs. Wright-little mother
- Ethel Winthrop - Mrs. Peyton-foxey's mother
- Mary Leslie Mayo - Hedgwig Jensen-physical instructor
- F.W. Stewart - Mcquire the newspaper publisher and the local constable
- Oliver HardyOliver HardyOliver Hardy was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955.-Early life:...
- Maggie Murphy - Edward O'Connor - The Butler
- Malcolm Head - Vegetable cart man in accident
- Louis A. Fuertes - Lottery drawing host
- Clarence Merrick - Chauffeur
- Joseph Urband - Newspaper workroom clerk
- Frances White - Mrs. Peyton's maid