Movie

While the Devil Laughs

Released: February 13, 1921 (1921)

Runtime: 50 minutes

Genres: Crime, Drama

Mary Franklin has a drunken father, an invalid mother, and a kid brother and sister to support. To make ends meet she is works as a hostess in a sleazy cafe, where she steals jewelry from her dancing partners.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Edwin B. Tilton as Mr. Foreman (as Edwin Booth Tilton)
Age at release: 61
Molly Shafer as Mother Franklin
Age at release: 48
Clarence Wilson as Joe Franklin
Age at release: 44
G. Raymond Nye as 'Fence' McGee
Age at release: 31
Louise Lovely as Mary Franklin
Age at release: 25
William Scott as Billy Anderson
Age at release: 24
Coy Watson Jr. as Gus Franklin
Age at release: 8
Elita Proctor Otis as Pearl De La Marr (as Oleta Ottis)
Age at release: Unknown
Helen Field as Gertie Franklin
Age at release: Unknown