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The Commuters (film)
''The Commuters'' is an extant 1915 silent film comedy directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Irene Fenwick in film debut. It is based on a 1910 Broadway play, ''The Commuters'', by James Forbes (screenwriter), James Forbes. A copy of the film is held in the Library of Congress collection. Plot Cast *Irene Fenwick as Hetty Brice *Charles Judels as Professor Anatole Vermouth, aka Sammy *George Le Guere as Larry Brice *Dan Moyles as Mr. Rolliston *Della Connor as Fan Rolliston, wife *Agnes Marc as Carrie, A Maid *Dan Crimmins as Policeman *Marie Collins as The Mother-In-Law References External links * * 1915 films American silent feature films American films based on plays Films directed by George Fitzmaurice Silent American comedy films 1915 comedy films American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fitzmaurice
George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer. Career Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940, he directed a total of over 80 films; several of these were successful, including ''The Son of the Sheik'', '' Raffles'', ''Mata Hari'', and '' Suzy''. At the beginning of his directorial career, Fitzmaurice was astute at directing stage actresses in their initial films with the first wave of great Broadway stars that migrated to motion pictures during the World War I era, including Mae Murray, Elsie Ferguson, Fannie Ward, Helene Chadwick, Irene Fenwick, Gail Kane, and Edna Goodrich. ''The Son of the Sheik'' is his most famous extant silent film, no doubt aided by the sudden death of its star, Rudolph Valentino. '' Lilac Time'' is a classic war/romance film. Fitzmaurice, however, directed scores of silent films of which the majority of them are los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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