A Small Town Idol (1921)
A GIGANTIC ASSAULT on the STRONGHOLDS of GLOOM
Sam, a young man in a small town, is accused of being a thief. Unable to prove his innocence--and not knowing that he's being framed by a local villain to keep him away from pretty young Mary, the town beauty whom the villain wants for himself--he leaves town and goes to Hollywood to become an actor. He eventually returns home to town as a star, but once again finds himself the victim of the town villain, who this time abducts sweet young Mary. Sam must use all his acting skills to track down the villain and save Mary.
- Date of release
- 1921-02-13
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Mack Sennett, Erle C. Kenton
Casting
- Ben Turpin — Sam Smith
- James Finlayson — J. Wellington Jones
- Phyllis Haver — Mary Brown
- Bert Roach — Martin Brown
- Charles Murray — Sheriff Wilbur Sparks
- Marie Prevost — Marcelle Mansfield
- Billy Bevan — Director
- Ramon Novarro — Dancer (uncredited)
Interesting facts
A Small Town Idol is a 1921 American silent feature comedy film produced by Mack Sennett and released through Associated First National. The film stars Ben Turpin and was made and acted by many of the same Sennett personnel from his previous year's Down on the Farm. Sennett and Erle C. Kenton directed.
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