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Waking Up the Town

Name: Waking Up the Town
Director: James Cruze
Released: 1925
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Alec B. Francis, Claire McDowell, Norma Shearer, Herbert Prior, Jack Pickford

1925James CruzeIMDb: 5.9/10

Synopsis

A young girl visits her grandfather, who owns an auto repair shop. She falls in love with his handsome assistant, who is also an engineer trying to talk the town banker into financing his plans to harness the power of a nearby waterfall.

Director

James Cruze

Cast

Alec B. Francis

Herbert Prior

Norma Shearer

Jack Edwards

Editor's Choice Analysis

Waking Up the Town: A Poignant Tale of Love, Ambition, and Cosmic Fate

body{background-color:black;color:white}p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.5}span{font-weight:bold;color:#C2410C}hr{border-color:#EAB308}In the realm of silent cinema, there exist films that transcend their era, speaking to universal themes that continue to resonate with audiences today. 'Waking Up the Town' (1920) is one ...

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59%Popularity50%

#474Archive Rank#198

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Waking Up the Town FAQ

The movie Waking Up the Town was directed by James Cruze.

Waking Up the Town was released in the year 1925.

Waking Up the Town has an IMDb rating of 5.9 out of 10.

Waking Up the Town is a movie from United States.

Waking Up the Town is categorised as Comedy in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

Waking Up the Town features Alec B. Francis, Herbert Prior, Norma Shearer, Jack Edwards.

The screenplay for Waking Up the Town was written by James Cruze, Frank Condon.

If you enjoy Waking Up the Town, you might also like Alias Mike Moran (1919), An Adventure in Hearts (1919), The Dub (1919), Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919).

Yes, Waking Up the Town (1925) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Comedy qualities.