A Dozen Socks
About A Dozen Socks
Spike O'Brien, a boxing trainer, has to beat champion Felix Dugan if he wants Molly Maloney and a $500 prize. Jack Dempsey appears as himself. Marjorie Zier plays Maybelle, Bobby Dunn a trainer, and William Searby the referee.
Cast & crew
More about A Dozen Socks
Pathé Exchange released this two-reel comedy on 13 March 1927, Sennett production number 259. Earle Rodney directed; Larry Semon directed part of it without a credit and wrote the scenario from a story by Carl Harbaugh, George Jeske, Harry McCoy, Jefferson Moffitt, and Phil Whitman. William Hornbeck edited, and Al Giebler and Jimmy Starr wrote the titles. Working titles included Alice Day Prize Fight Story, A Socking Affair, and Love's Little Socks.
Themes
Background
Dempsey, retired heavyweight champion, plays himself in a Sennett short released the same year as The Jazz Singer.
Making
Semon's name is missing from some direction credits even though Silent Era says he shot part of the picture.
Look
William Williams shot the two-reeler in black and white on 35mm at 1.33:1.
Preservation
A copy is on the Internet Archive under ADOZENSOCKS_201411 and on Wikimedia Commons. Silent Era does not list a surviving studio negative.
Notes
- Alice Day plays Molly Maloney, Danny O'Shea plays Spike O'Brien, and Barney Hellum plays Felix Dugan.
- Irving Bacon is a ball-toss operator. Natalie Kingston and Ruth Taylor are listed in uncredited roles.
- Silent Era, updated in November 2025, still marks survival of a studio print as unknown.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons. The film is in the public domain in the United States.
Scenes
- Spike O'Brien goes in against Felix Dugan with Jack Dempsey on the bill as himself.
Also available
- Internet Archive (ADOZENSOCKS_201411)
