How Molly Made Good (aka: How Molly Malone Made Good) is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Lawrence B. McGill which is one of the first films to feature cameo appearances by major celebrities. It survives in the Library of Congress and is available on DVD.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988How Molly Made Good at silentera.comCatalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 85, The American Film Institute, c.1978 The writer of the film, Burns Mantle, may have been influenced by the globe-trotting adventure of Nellie Bly in 1889, when the reporter circumnavigated the globe in a specified amount of time using several means of conveyance and visiting as many famous cities as possible.
The opera star Madame Fjorde's real name was Grace Fjorde and a real opera singer. She was previously thought to be a created character. Musical America, Volume 22signed photo; Grace Fjorde (archived)..Retrieved April 16, 2018 Grace Fjorde, 1915; Museum of the City of New York..Retrieved April 16, 2018
Cast Marguerite Gale as Molly Malone Helen Hilton as Alva Hinton, Rival Reporter John Reedy as Reed, The Photographer William H. Tooker as Editor William A. Williams as Journalist Armand Cortes as Benny the Dip James Bagley as Morrison, Associate Editor Edward P. Sullivan as Journalist Madame Fjorde as Herself, cameo (aka Grace Fjorde) Lulu Glaser as Herself, cameo May Robson as Herself, cameo Henry Kolker as Himself, cameo Cyril Scott as Himself, cameo Julian Eltinge as Himself, cameo Charles J. Ross as Himself, cameo Mabel Fenton as Herself, cameo Robert Edeson as Himself, cameo Leo Ditrichstein as Himself, cameo Julia Dean as Herself, cameo Henrietta Crosman as Herself, cameo
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The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: How Molly Made Good