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Jack Pickford works for Alec B. Francis at the latter's auto shop. He is an engineer, trying to interest town banker Herbert Prior in his scheme to harness the power of a local waterfall to run mills. After Pickford blows up the birth party of Prior's grand daughter, he despairs, although Francis's grand daughter, Norma Shearer wants to help him.
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Joyce has a number of bizarre inventions and he dreams of harnessing the nearby falls for power, but he can't get any financing from the town banker. Jim Joyce runs a garage with old Abner Hope. When Hope's granddaughter, Mary Ellen, comes to visit, Joyce falls in love with her.
- James Cruze
- Mary Pickford Company
A heartwarming comedy with a delightfully light touch, Waking Ned Devine finds feel-good humor in some unexpected -- and unexpectedly effective -- places. Read Critics Reviews
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- Kirk Jones
- PG
- Ian Bannen
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Waking Up the Town is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Frank Condon and James Cruze. The film stars Jack Pickford, Claire McDowell, Alec B. Francis, Norma Shearer, and Herbert Prior. The film was released on April 14, 1925, by United Artists.
As described in a film magazine review, a garage employee in a small town has an inventive mind and tries to interest a banker in a project to harness waterf...
