A Social Cub
1916 · 20 min · Comedy
A Social Cub is a 1916 short silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson
Directed by Clarence G. Badger
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Bobby Vernon Bobby -
Gloria Swanson Gloria - E Elizabeth De Witt Gloria's Mother
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Reggie Morris The College Chum -
Harry Gribbon The Man of the Hour -
Josef Swickard The Knight of Old - D Della Pringle Bobby's Mother
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Blanche Payson - G Gonda Durand
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May Emory
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