A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Big Town Ideas
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4200 feet
Directed by Carl Harbaugh

Cast: Eileen Percy [Fan Tilden], Kenneth Gibson [Alan Dix], Jimmie Parrott [Spick Sprague], Lon Poff [the deputy], Laura La Plante [Molly Dorn], Leo Sulky [George Small], Harry De Roy [the bald-headed man], Lefty James [the warden], Larry Bowes [the governor], Paul Kamp [the grocer’s boy], Paul Cazenneuve [the show manager], Wilson Hummell [the chef], Jess Aldridge [?] (Jessie J. Aldriche)? [the governor’s bodyguard]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by John Montague, from a screen story by John Montague. Cinematography by Otto Brautigan. Presented by William Fox. / © 5 June 1921 by [?] William Fox? Released 5 June 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 10 April 2012.

References: Drew-Speaking p. 277 : Website-AFI.