An American Citizen
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| An American Citizen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Written by | Madeleine Lucette Reilly(play:An American Citizen) |
| Starring | John Barrymore |
| Distributed by | Famous Players Film Company (& State's Rights) |
| Release date(s) | January 10, 1914 |
| Running time | 4 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film(English intertitles) |
An American Citizen is a 1914 silent film comedy; noteworthy as the debut feature starring film for John Barrymore. Produced by Adolph Zukor it is taken from an 1897 Broadway play An American Citizen by Madeleine Lucette Reilly. On stage Nat C. Goodwin essayed the Barrymore role. The film is now lost.[1] [2] [3]
[edit] Cast
- John Barrymore - Beresford Kruger
- Evelyn Moore - Beatrice Carewe
- Peter Lang - Peter Barbury
- Hal Clarendon - Egerton Brown
- Mrs. M.S. Smith - Carola Chapin
- Ethel West - Georgia Chapin
- Howard Missimer - Sir Humphrey Bunn
- Edith Henkle - Lady Bunn
- Alexander Gaden - Otto Storbie
- Wellington A. Playter - Valet
- Joe Short - Office Boy
- Ernest Truex - Mercury
[edit] References
- ^ An American Citizen at silentera.com
- ^ An American Citizen as produced on Broadway, 1897, Knickerbocker Theatre
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Film: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
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