An American Citizen

1914 film
  • January 14, 1914 (1914-01-14) (United States)
Running time
4 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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]

John Barrymore in An American Citizen

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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

References

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:An American Citizen
  2. ^ Tibbetts, John C (1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. John C. p. 69. ISBN 0-879-72289-4.
  3. ^ Tibbetts, John C.; Welsh, James M, eds. (2010). American Classic Screen Features. Scarecrow Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-810-87679-8.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:An Anmerican Citizen

External links

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