An American Citizen
An American Citizen is a 1914 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley.[1] The film is noteworthy as the feature film debut of John Barrymore. Distributed by Famous Players Film Company, the film is based on the 1897 Broadway play of the same name by Madeleine Lucette Ryley.[2] The film is now presumed lost.[3]
newspaper advertisement
| An American Citizen | |
|---|---|
 Scene from a newspaper | |
| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Based on | An American Citizen by Madeleine Lucette Reilly |
| Starring | John Barrymore |
| Distributed by | Famous Players Film Company |
Release date |
|
Running time | 4 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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
- Alexandru Haidau
See also
- List of Paramount Pictures films
- John Barrymore filmography
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:An American Citizen
- Tibbetts, John C (1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. John C. p. 69. ISBN 0-879-72289-4.
- Tibbetts, John C.; Welsh, James M, eds. (2010). American Classic Screen Features. Scarecrow Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-810-87679-8.
- The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:An Anmerican Citizen
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to An American Citizen. |
- An American Citizen at IMDb
- An American Citizen at AllMovie
- An American Citizen at the TCM Movie Database
- Famous Players - ad(archived)
- glass slide(archived)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.