Curlytop

"The screen's most winsome star in a picture that will please the most critical."

1924 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Big Bill Branigan, one of the tough characters of London's Limehouse district, falls in love with Curlytop because of her sweet innocence. He leaves his sweetheart, Bessie, for her and resolves to go straight. When he sets out to find a job, the jealous Bessie gets Curlytop drunk and hacks off her long curls.

“The screen's most winsome star in a picture that will please the most critical.”

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Cast

Shirley Mason
Curlytop
Wallace MacDonald
Bill Branigan
Warner Oland
Shanghai Dan
Diana Miller
Bessie
George Kuwa
Wang Toy
Ernie Adams
Sproggs
Nora Hayden
Hilda
Sharon Lynn
Annie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maurice Elvey
Writers: Fanny Hatton, Frederic Hatton
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Shirley Mason and Wallace MacDonald and Warner Oland carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "The screen's most winsome star in a picture that will please the most critical.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0014812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Maurice Elvey directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2102 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Shirley Mason and Wallace MacDonald and Warner Oland carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The screen's most winsome star in a picture that will please the most critical.".
6IMDB entry: tt0014812 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.