The Mollycoddle (1920)
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After finishing his first costumer swashbuckler The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. reverted to his standard formula with the contemporary action comedy The Mollycoddle. Doug plays the title character, a dandified American who returns to his home in the Wild West after being educated in… More After finishing his first costumer swashbuckler The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. reverted to his standard formula with the contemporary action comedy The Mollycoddle. Doug plays the title character, a dandified American who returns to his home in the Wild West after being educated in England. Suspected of being little more than a pantywaist, Doug proves his grit by capturing notorious desperado Wallace Beery. Fairbanks and Tom Geraghty co-adapted The Mollycoddle from a short story by Harold McGrath. He followed this picture with another modern comedy, The Nut, then devoted the rest of the 1920s to such period pictures as Robin Hood, The Thief of Baghdad and The Gaucho. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Victor Fleming
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Romance, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 13, 1920 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Fleming's direction has a ticklish, offhand inventiveness, with surprising deadpan editing ...
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Fairbanks is a spoiled rich guy who is forced to learn to work.
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Cast
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Wallace Beery
as Henry von Holkar
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Betty Boulton
as Molly Warren
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Paul E. Burns
as Samuel Levinski
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Douglas Fairbanks
as Richard Marshall
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Adele Farrington
as Mrs. Warren
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Lewis Hippe
as First Mate
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Morris Hughes
as Patrick O'Flannigan
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Albert MacQuarrie
as Desert Yacht Driver
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Ruth Renick
as Virginia Hale
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Charles Stevens
as Yellow Horse
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George Stewart
as Ole Olsen
