Paint and Powder (1925)
Elaine Hammerstein stars in this independently produced drama. She plays Mary Dolan, a dancer at a Bowery café, who is in love with co-worker Jimmy Evarts (Theodore Von Eltz). Jimmy gets in a fight with an East Side tough and finds a wallet on him belonging to a big theatrical manager. Jimmy, however, is accused of being the one who stole it and is thrown in jail.
- Date of release
- 1925-09-16
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Hunt Stromberg
Casting
- Elaine Hammerstein — Mary Dolan
- Theodore von Eltz — Jimmy Evarts
- Stuart Holmes — Phillip Andrews
- John St. Polis — Mark Kelsey (as John Sainpolis)
- Russell Simpson — Riley
- Charles Murray — Cabman
- Derelys Perdue — Mazie Hull
- Pat Hartigan — Steve McCardle
- Ernest Belcher — Dancing Master
- Mrs. Charles Craig — Mrs. Evarts
Interesting facts
Paint and Powder is a surviving 1925 American silent drama film produced and released by the Chadwick Pictures. The director of the film was Hunt Stromberg, later be best known as a producer and one of Louis B. Mayer's right hand men over at MGM. The star of this film is Elaine Hammerstein, sister of the music writer and granddaughter of the theatrical impresario, both named Oscar Hammerstein.
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