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]
| An American Citizen | |
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 John Barrymore in An American Citizen | |
| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Based on | An American Citizen by Madeleine Lucette Ryley |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | John Barrymore |
| Distributed by | Famous Players Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 4 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to An American Citizen.
- An American Citizen at IMDb
- An American Citizen at the TCM Movie Database
- Famous Players - ad(archived)
- glass slide(archived)
- An American Citizen: An Original Comedy in Four Acts by Madeleine Lucette Ryley
- KinotvAn American Citizen
- surviving herald
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