| Becky | |
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| Directed by | John P. McCarthy |
| Written by | Marian Constance Blackton Joseph W. Farnham (titles) |
| Story by | Raynor Selig |
| Starring | Owen Moore Sally O'Neil |
| Cinematography | John Arnold |
| Edited by | John English |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Becky is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by John P. McCarthy starring Sally O'Neil and Owen Moore. [1]
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Sally, Irene, and Mary is a 1925 American silent comedy drama film starring Constance Bennett, Sally O'Neil, and Joan Crawford. It is based on the 1922 play of the same name by Eddie Dowling and Cyrus Woods and takes a behind-the-scenes look at the romantic lives of three chorus girls and the way their preferences in men affect their lives. The play was adapted again in 1938, again titled Sally, Irene, and Mary and directed by William A. Seiter. That version stars Alice Faye, Joan Davis, and Marjorie Weaver in the title roles, and co-starred Tony Martin, Fred Allen, and Jimmy Durante.
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Mad Hour is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Boyle and starring Sally O'Neil, Alice White, and Donald Reed. It was adapted from a 1914 novel by Elinor Glyn.
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