Slippy McGee (1923)

Directed by

Wesley Ruggles

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A reformed criminal tries to start a new life in a small southern town. He faces suspicion from locals but finds kindness and love from a young woman.

melancholicslow-burnquietpoignantrestrainedsentimentalunderstateddated

What happens

Slippy McGee is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and based on the book Slippy McGee: Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler that was published in 1917. The film was an Oliver Morosco Production released by Associated First National and featured actress Colleen Moore as Mary Virginia. It is not known whether the film survives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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