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The Empty Cab

Name: The Empty Cab
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1918-07-06
Duration: 50 min

DramaMystery

A cub reporter investigates a gang of counterfeiters.

07-06-1918

50 min

Main Cast

Franklyn Farnum

Leading man in silent films until mid to late 1920s when Farnum transitioned to a character actor. Then later in life he remained in the film business as a paid extra in many films and TV shows.

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Aggie Lynch

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Frank Brownlee

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Fred Kelsey

Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1911 and 1958, often playing policemen or detectives. He also directed 37 films between 1914 and 1920. Kelsey was caricatured as the detective in the 1943 MGM cartoon Who Killed Who? directed by Tex Avery. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio and died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Hollywood, California, aged 77.

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Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Douglas Gerrard

Writer:: F. McGrew Willis

Production:: Bluebird Photoplays

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US

Languages:: en