Special Delivery ( 1927 )

Overview

The second and last of Eddie Cantor's silent vehicles, Special Delivery casts the wide-eyed comedian as a hapless mailman. While going through his swiftly appointed rounds, Eddie stumbles upon a gang of crooks who are planning a large-scale confidence scam. He exposes the villains and wins the love of heroine Madge (Jobyna Ralston). Though Cantor was a fine physical comic, he didn't truly score in films until the arrival of talkies allowed his fans to hear as well as see him. Special Delivery was directed by "William Goodrich," who in reality was comedian Fatty Arbuckle, hoping to stage a comeback after the sex scandal that destroyed his career.

Top Cast

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Beagle - the Mail Carrier

Jobyna Ralston

Madge Warren

William Powell

Harold Jones

Mabel Julienne Scott

Mrs. Jones

Jack Dougherty

Flannigan - the Cop

Donald Keith

Harrigan - the Fireman

Louis Stern

John Beagle

Marilyn Cantor Baker

Little Girl on Street

Marjorie Cantor

Little Girl on Street

Tiny Doll

Baby on Eddie's Route

Robert Livingston

Postal Ball Guest

Natalie Cantor Metzger

Little Girl on Street

Spec O'Donnell

Office Boy

Rosa Rosanova

Sidney's Mother