---
title: 'Bits of Life (1921)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marshall Neilan'
released: '1921-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 60
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bits-of-life-1921'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011972/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bits of Life (1921)

1921 · 60 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Bits of Life is a 1921 American film produced and directed by Marshall Neilan. The cast included Lon Chaney and Noah Beery Sr. For her performance in this film, Anna May Wong received her first screen credit. It is notable as an early anthology film, comprising four short stories: “The Bad Samaritan” by Thomas McMorrow, “The Man Who Heard Everything” by Walter Trumbull, “Hop” by Hugh Wiley, and “The Intrigue” by Marshall Neilan. The four stories were unrelated, shot with different casts, by different directors, and at different times. The poster called the format "The Magazine Idea brought to the screen". The film's tagline was "The Social World! The Underworld! and San Francisco's Chinatown!".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marshall Neilan](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-neilan)
- **Producer:** [Marshall Neilan](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-neilan)
- **Screenplay:** [Lucita Squier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucita-squier)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Gaudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gaudio)

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