The Mad Parade
Appearance
The Mad Parade | |
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Directed by | William Beaudine |
Written by | Gertrude Orr Doris Malloy |
Produced by | William Beaudine |
Starring | Evelyn Brent |
Edited by | Richard Cahoon |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Mad Parade is a 1931 Pre-Code American feature film about women canteen workers toiling in a château near the front lines in France during World War I. It was directed by William Beaudine and starred Evelyn Brent.[1][2] According to the American Film Institute catalog, this film was widely publicized as the first all-women cast picture, although off-stage male voices are heard and parts of their bodies are shown in the picture.[3]
Cast
- Evelyn Brent as Monica Dale
- Irene Rich as Mrs. Schuyler
- Louise Fazenda as Fanny Smithers
- Lilyan Tashman as Lil Wheeler
- Marceline Day as Dorothy Quinlan
- Fritzi Ridgeway as Prudence Graham
- June Clyde as Janice Lee
References
- ^ "News from the Library of Congress".
- ^ "The Mad Parade". NY Times. Retrieved September 25, 2011. [dead link]
- ^ "THE MAD PARADE".
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