An American Citizen

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 dates	January 14, 1914 (1914-01-14) (United States)
Running time	4 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

An American Citizen was a 1914 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley. The film is noteworthy as the 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 Reilly.^[1] The film is now presumed lost.^[2]

newspaper advertisement

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

References

↑ 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, ed. (2010). American Classic Screen Features. Scarecrow Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-810-87679-5.

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