Actresses beatrice lillie and doris lloyd in the 1926 comedy, exit. It was so brave of you to risk your life, coming into the enemys country, just to save me. Media in category 1926 in film the following files are in this category, out of total. The major flaw of this production is its finale which is quite frustrating and out of tone, especially after beatrice lillie probed to be a delightful personality and you cared about her. Here was lillies screen debut, but a noteperfect performance nonetheless. Exit is an independent production company based in sydney, melbourne and auckland. Exit smiling 1926 where to watch it streaming online reelgood. Exit smiling 1926 directed by sam taylor with a marc connelly captains courageous 1937 story this silent marks the screen debut of comedienne beatrice lillie who made barely a handful of pictures in her career.
Exit smiling 1926 an employee beatrice lillie of a touring theatrical company falls for a fugitive jack pickford. In 1926 beatrice lillie was a catch, and the metrogoldwynmayer studio had sufficient line to reel her in. Exit smiling is a 1926 comedy film directed by sam taylor and starring new york and london revues star beatrice lillie in her first and only silent film role and. The story follows violet who desperately wants to play the leadvampire role in the troupes touring play. A wardrobe lady for a traveling theatrical company takes in a man wrongly accused of a crime, clears his name and delivers him to the girl he loves silentfilm. Starring beatrice lillie, jack pickford, doris lloyd, and dewitt jennings. Exit smiling is perhaps the only film that ever fully utilized the comic genius of the incomparable beatrice lillie. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. The wardrobe girl of a traveling theatrical troupe sets her sights on stardom.
A major stage star on two continents, lillies career was long and celebrated, yet her list of film credits is short. The film probably flopped in 1926 simply because they probably did not change it at all. It fittingly features beatrice lillie, renowned as a broadway performer, in her first film role, alongside a supporting cast of colorful, but certainly less than marquee. This film is available on dvd from the warner archives collection. Fantastic beatrice lillie is a real joy and treasure in this. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. It fittingly features beatrice lillie, renowned as a broadway performer, in her first film role, alongside a supporting cast of colorful, but certainly less than marqueestatus players. The star is cast as the wardrobe lady of a touring theatrical company. In many ways the perfect vehicle for lillie, exit smiling is set in the backstage world of a cutrate theatrical circuit, all business, hardly any show. Having just witnessed her work in exit smiling, i truly regret that.
Actresses beatrice lillie and doris lloyd in the 1926 comedy, exit smiling. Silent comedy about the travails of a thirdrate traveling theatre company. Exit 6 is an annual oneday short film and music video festival taking place in basingstoke, hampshire. A platform for filmmakers to screen exciting work to a. Lillie proves it in exit smiling, her first film and only silent. Exit smiling 1926 sam taylor, beatrice lillie, jack pickford, doris lloyd december 7, 2018 a maid who works for a traveling theatrical troupe wants desperately to be an actress, and manages to get some small roles in the companys productions, but is determined to do anything she can to show that she deserves a shot at the big time.
Sam taylors exit smiling is an insightful commentary on the theatrical life, behind the makeup and costumes and between the grueling roadshow performances. In this film she teams up with fellow canadian jack pickford who wisely underplays his role of jimmy marsh letting beatrice shine throughout. In this film her character violet is a wannabe leading actress in a train traveling troupe of players which stops in a small town and picks up fugitive jimmy marsh played by mary. We had better stay here until daybreak to see where we are. Exit smiling is a 1926 comedy film directed by sam taylor and starring new york and london revues star beatrice lillie in her first and only silent film role and jack pickford, the brother of star mary pickford. The film was also the debut of actor franklin pangborn. Its a comedy and romance movie with a better than average imdb audience rating of 6.
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