The Monkey Talks

In 1927 Olive Borden starred in Fox drama The Monkey Talks directed by Raoul Walsh. She played a circus performer who meets a man pretending to be a talking monkey.

Cast

Olive Borden

as Olivette

Jacques Lerner

as Jocko Lerner

Don Alvarado

as Sam Wick

Malcolm Waite

as Bergerin

Raymond Hitchcock

as Lorenzo

Ted McNamara

as Firmin

Jane Winton

as Masisie

August Tollaire

as Mata

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