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Short summary

Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood studio and applies for a job as an actress. Mary is given a job as a waitress in the commissary, and gets to meet 40 actors, actresses and directors, none of whom tip big enough to enable Mary to earn enough money to pay for an operation. Will Mary become an actress and make some big money? Does corn grow in Iowa?

Once presumed lost, a copy of this was discovered in a New Zealand film archive during 2010, along with other previously "lost" silent films. The print is still in viewable condition and will be carefully preserved in the United States.

As of June 2010, this is the oldest surviving Columbia Pictures feature-film.


Cast overview:
Marion Mack Marion Mack - Mary
Florence Lee Florence Lee - Mary's Mother
Mary Kane Mary Kane - Mary's Sister
Harry Cornelli Harry Cornelli - 'Lait' Mayle
John Geough John Geough - Reel S. Tate
Raymond Cannon Raymond Cannon - Oswald Tate
Rosemary Cooper Rosemary Cooper - Jane
Creighton Hale Creighton Hale - The Boy
Francis McDonald Francis McDonald - James Seiler
John McDermott John McDermott - The Director
Jack Perrin Jack Perrin - Jack
Ray Hanford Ray Hanford - The Old Man
Henry A. Barrows Henry A. Barrows - Secondary Role
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