The Humming Bird
DramaWar
A pickpocket falls in love with a newspaperman. When he is sent off to war, she disguises herself as a boy, joins a gang and sets out to save him.
Director
Sidney Olcott
Writers
Maude Fulton, Forrest Halsey
Stars
Gloria Swanson, Edmund Burns, William Ricciardi
Release Date
January 13, 1924
Language
None, English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎭 Top Cast
Gloria Swanson
as Toinette
Edmund Burns
as Randall Carey
William Ricciardi
as Papa Jacques
👤
Cesare Gravina
as Charlot
👤
Mario Majeroni
as La Roche
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as The Owl
Helen Lindroth
as Henrietta Rutherford
👤
Rafael Bongini
as Bouchet
👤
Regina Quinn
as Beatrice
👤
Aurelio Coccia
as Bosque
💰 Box Office
$335,400
Domestic Gross
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Long Island, New York, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures
🏷️ Keywords
dual roleparis franceprisonbattlefieldthief
🎯 Categories
DramaWar
💡 Did You Know?
A print of this film exists at the Library of Congress.
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📖 Synopsis
A pickpocket falls in love with a newspaperman. When he is sent off to war, she disguises herself as a boy, joins a gang and sets out to save him.