Exit Smiling

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Release date: Jan 1, 1926

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Movie Info

Exit Smiling is perhaps the only film that ever fully utilized the comic genius of the incomparable Beatrice Lillie. The star is cast as the wardrobe lady of a touring theatrical company. She is introduced to the audience via subtitle as "Violet, the drudge of the troupe...Who also plays parts like 'Nothing' in Much Ado About Nothing." Though bogged down in a treacly plot concerning fugitive-from-justice Jimmy Marsh (Jack Pickford), Lillie manages to rise above the material with her first-rate clowning. Her particular highlight is an extended routine involving a string of pearls (a Lillie "standard" that she'd use time and again on stage). Alas, after the box-office failure of Exit Smiling, Bea Lillie would be confined to secondary film roles, often as not far beneath her talents.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

Sam Taylor
Written By:

Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan Sr.
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1926 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 22, 2009
Runtime:

77 minutes
Studio:

Warner Bros

Cast

Beatrice Lillie
as Violet

Jack Pickford
as Jimmy Marsh

Doris Lloyd
as Olga

DeWitt Jennings
as Orlando Wainwright

D'Arcy Corrigan
as Macomber

Franklin Pangborn
as Cecile Lovelace

Harry Myers
as Jesse Watson

Carl Richards
as Dave

Tenen Holtz
as Tod Powell

William Gillespie
as Jack Hastings

Louise Lorraine
as Phyllis Tichnor

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Critic Reviews for Exit Smiling

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The film's most enjoyable performance goes hands down to the great character actor Franklin Pangborn.

Jun 20, 2007 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews