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Twinkletoes
(1926)
Directed by Charles Brabin
Cast:
Colleen Moore .... Twinkletoes
Kenneth Harlan .... Chuck Lightfoot
Tully Marshall .... Dad Minasi
Gladys Brockwell .... Cissie
Lucien Littlefield .... Hank
Warner Oland .... Roseleaf
John Kolb .... Bill Carsides
Julanne Johnston .... Lilac
William McDonald .... Insp. Territon
Dorothy Vernon - Ned Sparks
Dick Sutherland - Carl Stockdale
Aggie Herring - Harold Lockwood
An example of an improbable genre, this silent musical, makes
agreeable
light entertainment. Colleen, as an aspiring dancer, is devoted to
her dear old Dad, tempted by an unhappily married local boxer, and
targeted by a leering seducer. Throughout this plot, set in Cockney
London, her working-class heroine remains good-hearted, relentlessly
perky, yet fundamentally innocent. Director Charles Brabin works up
some flavorful Limehouse atmosphere, staging a spirited street brawl
for the opening. 78 min.
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