Jan Duggan
Acting
Biography
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Born: November 6, 1881
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
The Old-Fashioned Way
The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.
Here I Am a Stranger
The story of a young man's discovery of his father.
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
The Prisoner of Shark Island
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington; Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Mississippi
A young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer, acquires a reputation as a crackshot after a saloon brawl in which the villain of the piece accidentally kills himself with his own gun, falls in love with his former fianceé's sister and finally bullies an apprehensive family into accepting him.
A Damsel in Distress
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'. After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous behavior. Albert then summons Jerry to Alyce's aid in order to 'protect his investment'.
The House of Fear
A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during the performance of a play...
The Bank Dick
Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.
My Little Chickadee
While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach's shipment of gold. When he abducts Flower Belle and they arrive in town, Flower Belle is suspected of being in collusion with the bandit.
I Live My Life
A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.
Filmography
as Dude ranch guest
as Penelope Kidwell
as Mrs. Muckle the Mother in Bank (uncredited)
as Wife
as Uppity Little Bend Woman (uncredited)
as Landlady
as Sarah Henderson
as Mrs. Winthrop
as Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
as Song and Dance Specialty
as Mrs. Halliday
as Nurse
as Vera Veazy
as Mrs. Randolph
as Miss Ruggles
as Telephone Switchboard Operator
as Superintendent of nurses
as Ma Burnside
as Miss Higgie
as Actress at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
as Carrie Bingham
as Aunt Mathilde (Uncredited)
as Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House
as Mrs. Cobal (Uncredited)
as Abby Masters
as Cleopatra Pepperday