Patsy (1917 film)

Patsy
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Directed by	John G. Adolfi
Written by	Joseph F. Poland
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	June Caprice Harry Hilliard John Smiley
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	July 1, 1917 (1917-07-01)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

"Patsy" movie ad with June Caprice in Motion Picture News

Patsy is a lost 1917 American silent comedy drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, and John Smiley. ^[1]

Cast

• June Caprice as Patsy Prim
• Harry Hilliard as Dick Hewitt
• John Smiley as John Primnel
• Edna Munsey as Helene Arnold
• Ethyle Cooke as Alice Hewitt
• Alma Muller as Patsy's Maid
• Fred Hearn as Griggs
• Jane Lee as Janie

Censorship

Before Patsy could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of scenes where a man holds a woman's garter, a woman smoking, two views of a dancing woman, and the intertitle "Shut up! I'm not as rotten as that." ^[2]

References

1. Solomon p. 240
2. A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 5.

Bibliography

• Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

• Patsy at IMDb
• Patsy at the TCM Movie Database
• Patsy at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films