Bits of Life

1921 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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This film combines four short films under the title Bits Of Life. The Bad Samaritan is taken from a story in Popular Magazine in which the son of a Chinese father and a white mother is sold into slavery by his father. The boy becomes a criminal and a cunning but cruel thief. The one time he stops to help a lady in distress he is thrown in jail. Wesley Barry is the young boy and Lon Chaney the grown-up criminal.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wesley Barry
Tom Levitt, a boy
Rockliffe Fellowes
Tom Levitt
Lon Chaney
Chin Chow
Noah Beery
Hindoo
Anna May Wong
Toy Sing, Chin Chow's Wife
John Bowers
Dentist's Patient
Edythe Chapman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marshall Neilan
Writers: Lucita Squier, Walter Trumbull, Thomas McMorrow
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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ERA

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105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Wesley Barry and Rockliffe Fellowes and Lon Chaney carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0011972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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

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The take

Marshall Neilan directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Wesley Barry and Rockliffe Fellowes and Lon Chaney carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0011972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.