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Mr. Fix-It
Mr. Fix-It
	Newspaper advertisement
Directed by	Allan Dwan
Written by	Ernest Butterworth (story); Allan Dwan; Joseph Henabery
Produced by	Douglas Fairbanks; Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Douglas Fairbanks; Wanda Hawley; Marjorie Daw; Katherine MacDonald; Frank Campeau; Ida Waterman; Fred Goodwins
Cinematography	Hugh McClung
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky / Artcraft
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 15, 1918;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Mr. Fix-It is a 1918 American silent comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, and Wanda Hawley, directed by Allan Dwan.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[3] because of his ability to fix things Dick Remington (Fairbanks) becomes known as "Mr. Fix-It" and enters the aristocratic home of the Burroughs as their nephew. Before long he has melted the stone hearts of three aunts and one uncle and won the heart of Mary McCullough (Hawley) in addition to setting aright the affairs of pretty Georgiana Burroughs (MacDonald) and Olive Van Tassell (Landis).

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks as Dick Remington
Wanda Hawley as Mary McCullough
Marjorie Daw as Marjorie Threadwell
Frank Campeau as Uncle Henry Burroughs
Katherine MacDonald as Georgiana Burroughs
Leslie Stuart as Reginald Burroughs
Ida Waterman as Aunt Agatha Burroughs
Alice H. Smith as Aunt Priscilla Burroughs
Mrs. H.R. Hancock as Aunt Laura Burroughs
Mr. Russell as Butler Jarvis
Fred Goodwins as Gideon Van Tassell
Margaret Landis as Olive Van Tassell
Charles Stevens as Gangster (uncredited)
Gustav von Seyffertitz as Doctor (uncredited)

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Mr. Fix-It was subject to restrictions and cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 5, the policeman arresting women in kimono coming from raided house of ill repute.^[4]

Preservation status

On July 16, 2011, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival presented a restored print of the film from the George Eastman House.^[5]^[6]

References

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Mr. Fix-It
^ Mr. Fix-It at silentera.com
^ "Reviews: Mr. Fix-It". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (19). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 24. May 4, 1918.
^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (25). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. June 15, 1918.
^ Mr. Fix-It at San Francisco Silent Film Festival website
^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Mr. Fix-It

External links

Mr. Fix-It at IMDb
Mr. Fix-It at the TCM Movie Database
Mr. Fix-It at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Progressive Silent Film List: Mr. Fix-It at silentera.com
Still at silentfilm.org

[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Mr. Fix-It

[2] Mr. Fix-It at silentera.com

[3] "Reviews: Mr. Fix-It". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (19). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 24. May 4, 1918.

[4] "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (25). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. June 15, 1918.

[5] Mr. Fix-It at San Francisco Silent Film Festival website

[6] The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Mr. Fix-It

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Mr. Fix-It