The Dixie Merchant is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Jack Mulhall, Madge Bellamy, and J. Farrell MacDonald.[1][2]
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Directed by | Frank Borzage |
Written by | Kenneth B. Clarke |
Based on | The Chicken-Wagon Family by Barry Benefield |
Produced by | William Fox |
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Cinematography | Frank B. Good |
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Distributed by | Fox Film |
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Running time | 6 reels |
Country | United States |
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Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] Jimmy Pickett falls in love with Aida Fippany, whose father is interested only in Marseillaise, a filly. Aida thinks Jimmy is trifling with her and she and her mother decide to go live with a relative. Fippany, disconsolate, sells Marseilliase to Jimmy's father and disappears. Jimmy finds Aida and convinces her of his love. Marseillaise, badly driven, loses a heat in a race. Fippany appears and drives her to victory, and then is reunited with his wife Josephine.
Cast
edit- Jack Mulhall as Jimmy Pickett
- Madge Bellamy as Aida Fippany
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Jean Paul Fippany
- Claire McDowell as Josephine Fippany
- Harvey Clark as Baptiste
- Edward Martindel as John Pickett
- Evelyn Arden as Minnie Jordan
- Onest Conley as Eph
- Paul Panzer as Whitcomb
References
edit- ^ Solomon p. 297
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Dixie Merchant at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 20, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Dixie Merchant", Motion Picture News, 33 (12), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1305, retrieved April 9, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
edit- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
External links
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