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Exit Smiling is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring New York and London revues star Beatrice Lillie in her first (and only silent) film role and Jack Pickford, the brother of star Mary Pickford. The film was also the debut of actor Franklin Pangborn.
Exit Smiling: Directed by Sam Taylor. With Beatrice Lillie, Jack Pickford, Doris Lloyd, DeWitt Jennings. A maid who works for a traveling theatrical troupe wants desperately to be an actress, and manages to get some small roles in the company's productions, but is determined to do anything she can to show that she deserves a shot at the big time.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Sam Taylor
- 1926-11-14
Canadian comedy legend Beatrice Lillie made her film debut in Exit Smiling (1926). Lillie stars as Violet, the wardrobe mistress for a traveling theater company. Violet is desperate to appear in a significant role on stage, but as the film inter-titles quip, her chances are slim.
- Sam Taylor
- Beatrice Lillie
About this movie. arrow_forward. A wardrobe lady for a traveling theatrical company takes in a man wrongly accused of a crime, clears his name and delivers him to the girl he loves (silent-film)....
Based on a story by Marc Connelly, then at the height of his reputation on Broadway, the scenario is the work of Sam Taylor and Tim Whelan—both veterans of some of Harold Lloyd’s finest comedies, and both later associated with other Hollywood royalty—and Taylor doubles as director.
The story of an ugly duckling. The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams of stepping in as their melodramatic production’s (Flaming Women) female lead. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Overview. The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams of stepping in as their melodramatic production's (Flaming Women) female lead. Sam Taylor. Director. Marc Connelly. Story. Reviews.
