An American Widow is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Ethel Barrymore. It is based on a 1909 play by Kellett Chambers. Metro Pictures produced and distributed.[2][3]
| An American Widow | |
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Frank Reicher |
| Based on | An American Widow by Kellett Chambers c.1909[1] |
| Starring | Ethel Barrymore Irving Cummings |
| Cinematography | George Webber William H. Tuers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
edit- Ethel Barrymore as Elizabeth Carter
- Irving Cummings as Jasper Mallory
- Dudley Hawley as Earlof Dettminster
- Ernest Stallard as Augustus Tucker
- Charles Dickson as Theodore Bacon
- Alfred Kappler as Pitney Carter
- Arthur Lewis as Carstairs
- Pearl Browne as Mme. Albani
Preservation
editWith no copies of An American Widow located in any film archives,[4] it is considered a lost film.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/an-american-widow-1546 "An American Widow", play, at the Hudson Theatre; September–October 1909
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: An American Widow". silentera.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: American Widow". memory.loc.gov. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links
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