The Dictator (1915 film)
| The Dictator | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper advertisement. | |
| Directed by |
Oscar Eagle ? Edwin S. Porter |
| Produced by |
Adolph Zukor, Charles Frohman Company |
| Based on |
The Dictator by Richard Harding Davis |
| Distributed by | Famous Players Film Company |
Release dates |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Scene from the film as published in a contemporary newspaper.
The Dictator is a 1915 silent film comedy directed by Oscar Eagle and reputedly Edwin S. Porter. It was based on a play The Dictator by Richard Harding Davis and produced by Adolph Zukor (Famous Players Film Company) and the Charles Frohman Company. John Barrymore stars in a role played on the stage by William Collier, Sr. whose company Barrymore had performed in this play. The film was rereleased on April 13, 1919 as part of the Paramount "Success Series" of their early screen successes. The story was refilmed in 1922 as The Dictator starring Wallace Reid. Today the film is lost.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
- John Barrymore - Brooke Travers
- Charlotte Ives - Lucy Sheridan
- Ruby Hoffman - Juanita
- Ivan F. Simpson - Simpson
- Walter Craven - General Campos
- Robert Broderick - Colonel Bowie
- Esther Lyon - Mrs. Bowie
- Henry West - Reverend Bostick (as Harry West)
- Mario Majeroni - General Rivas
- Thomas McGrath - Duffy
References
- ↑ The Dictator at silentera.com
- ↑ The Dictator as produced on Broadway at the Criterion Theatre beginning in 1904
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ↑ John Barrymore, A Bio-bibliography by Martin E. Norden, c. 1995 (films rereleased by Paramount as part of "Success-Series")
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Dictator (1915). |
- The Dictator at the Internet Movie Database
- The Dictator synopsis at AllMovie
- press material program cover
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