The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
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An early Thomas Edison short. A young woman is kidnapped while attending a play in Chinatown. A reporter attends another play in Chinatown, is likewise kidnapped and rescues the young woman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011 in partnership with the National Film Preservation Foundation New Zealand Project.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1914-01-31
Runtime: 14 mins
Director: Walter Edwin
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan
Production Companies: Edison Studios, General Film Company, Serial Squadron
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Yale Boss
Edward Boulden
Mary Fuller
Charles Ogle
Warren Cook
Miriam Nesbitt
Charles Sutton
Florence Coventry
Robert Brower
Harry B. Eytinge
Bessie Learn
Harry Linson
Cora Williams
Robert Harvey
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