The Clean Up (1923 film)

For the later film, see The Clean Up (1929 film).

The Clean Up
Film poster
Directed by	William Parke
Written by	Harvey Gates Eugene B. Lewis Raymond L. Schrock H.H. Van Loan
Starring	Herbert Rawlinson Claire Adams Claire Anderson
Cinematography	Richard Fryer
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 24, 1923 (1923-09-24)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Clean Up is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by William Parke and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Claire Adams, and Claire Anderson.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] spendthrift Montgomery Bixby's grandfather leaves him only a dollar in his will and fifty thousand dollars in cash to each citizen of the little town in which he lived. His sweetheart jilts him, as the whole town goes money mad. Crooks arrive to get in on the "clean-up." Monte decides to save the people in spite of themselves, and he enlists the aid of his grandfather's former secretary. He succeeds and then finds out that the will was only a hoax intended to teach him the value of money, and that a real inheritance is waiting for him.

Cast

• Herbert Rawlinson as Montgomery Bixby
• Claire Adams as Phyllis Andrews
• Claire Anderson as Mary Reynolds
• Herbert Fortier as Robert Reynolds
• Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Reynolds
• Frank Farrington as Amos Finderson

References

1. Munden p. 131
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Clean Up at silentera.com
3. "Tried and Proven Pictures: The Clean Up". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York, NY: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 52. April 26, 1924. Retrieved November 22, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• The Clean Up at IMDb