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The Jailbird

  • 1920
  • Approved
  • 50m
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Douglas MacLean in The Jailbird (1920)
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Shakespeare Clancy is a jailbird who walks out with a crowd of visitors about the time "Skeeter" Burns, the prison printer, is discharged. When Clancy is notified that a legacy awaits him in... Read allShakespeare Clancy is a jailbird who walks out with a crowd of visitors about the time "Skeeter" Burns, the prison printer, is discharged. When Clancy is notified that a legacy awaits him in Dodson, the pair depart for the small Western town. Discovering that the bequest consists... Read allShakespeare Clancy is a jailbird who walks out with a crowd of visitors about the time "Skeeter" Burns, the prison printer, is discharged. When Clancy is notified that a legacy awaits him in Dodson, the pair depart for the small Western town. Discovering that the bequest consists of a failing county newspaper and a plot of barren land, they decide to capitalize upon t... Read all

  • Director
    • Lloyd Ingraham
  • Writer
    • Julien Josephson
  • Stars
    • Douglas MacLean
    • Doris May
    • Louis Morrison
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    • Director
      • Lloyd Ingraham
    • Writer
      • Julien Josephson
    • Stars
      • Douglas MacLean
      • Doris May
      • Louis Morrison
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    Douglas MacLean
    Douglas MacLean
    • Shakespeare Clancy
    Doris May
    Doris May
    • Alice Whitney
    Louis Morrison
    Louis Morrison
    • 'Skeeter' Burns
    • (as Lew Morrison)
    William Courtright
    William Courtright
    • Noah Gibbs
    Wilbur Higby
    • Joel Harvey
    Otto Hoffman
    Otto Hoffman
    • Elkemah Pardee
    Monte Collins
    Monte Collins
    • Asa Grider
    • (as Monty Collins)
    Bert Woodruff
    Bert Woodruff
    • Grandpa Binney
    Edith Yorke
    Edith Yorke
    • Mrs. Whitney
    Joseph Hazelton
    Joseph Hazelton
    • Alva Finch
    • (as Joe Hazelton)
    • Director
      • Lloyd Ingraham
    • Writer
      • Julien Josephson
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      A print is held at the Library of Congress.

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1920 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Shakespeare Clancy
    • Filming locations
      • Palms Railway Station, Palms, California, USA(Photograph)
    • Production company
      • Thomas H. Ince Corporation
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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