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Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)

Mary Ellen Comes to Town poster
Directed by
Elmer Clifton
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman arrives in a big city and gets caught up in comedic misadventures. She interacts with a cast of colorful characters during her visit.

lightheartedbreezyplayfulupbeatold-fashionedgently humorousfast-paced

What happens

Mary Ellen Comes to Town is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Wells Hastings and Helen G. Smith. Starring Dorothy Gish, Kate Bruce, Ralph Graves, Adolph Lestina, Charles K. Gerrard, and Raymond Cannon, the film was released on March 21, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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