Miss Nobody is a 1926 American silent drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film is based on a short story by Tiffany Wells titled "Shebo"; the likely feminine pronunciation of hobo. The stars of the film were Anna Q. Nilsson and Walter Pidgeon, then in an early role in his career. The plot of this film bears a striking resemblance to Beggars of Life, made two years later at Paramount.
Synopsis
The father of an heiress dies broke leaving her destitute without inheritance. She falls in with a group of hobos, and she travels incognito cross country dressed as a man.
Cast
Anna Q. Nilsson as Barbara Brown
Walter Pidgeon as Bravo
Louise Fazenda as Mazie Raleigh
Mitchell Lewis as Harmony
Clyde Cook as Bertie
Arthur Stone as Happy
Anders Randolf as J.B. Hardiman
Claire Du Brey as Ann Adams
Jed Prouty as The Farmer
Caroline Rankin as His Wife
George Nichols as The Sheriff
Elita Proctor Otis as Miriam Arnold (credited as Oleta Otis) James Gordon as Police Sergeant Fred Warren as Barker
Preservation
This film appears to now be a lost film. Two other silent films titled Miss Nobody from 1917 (starring Gladys Hulette) and 1920 (starring Billie Rhodes) are preserved in the film collection of the Library of Congress.
References
External links
Anna Q. Nilsson in a still from Photoplay magazine (July 1926) Still from www.metmuseum.org Lobby poster for Miss Nobody