''Mister 44'' is a 1916 American silent
comedy-drama film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
directed by
Henry Otto
Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 – August 3, 1952) was an American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
Otto contributed to over 150 films throughout his career working as an actor and a director throughout. He directed many ...
and starring
Harold Lockwood
Harold A. Lockwood (April 12, 1887 – October 19, 1918) was an American silent film actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s.
Early life and career
Born in Brookl ...
,
May Allison
May Allison (June 14, 1890 – March 27, 1989) was an American actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in silent films, although she also appeared on stage.
Life and career
Allison was born in Rising ...
,
Lester Cuneo
Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. He began acting in live theatre while still in his teens.
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cuneo attended Culver Military Academy and wa ...
, Yona Landowska, Henry Otto, and
Aileen Allen
Mary Aileen Conquest-Allen (December 22, 1888 – September 4, 1950) was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. She was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
In 1913, Allen was one of the founding members of an all-woman ...
. It is based on 1916 novel of the same name by
E.J. Rath
E.J. Rath is the pseudonym of writer Edith Rathbone Jacobs Brainerd (1885 – January 28, 1922) who was assisted with many of her writing projects by her husband Chauncey Corey Brainerd (April 16, 1874 – January 28, 1922), a Washington D.C. ...
. The film was released by
Metro Pictures
Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leas ...
on September 11, 1916.
Plot
Cast
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Harold Lockwood
Harold A. Lockwood (April 12, 1887 – October 19, 1918) was an American silent film actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s.
Early life and career
Born in Brookl ...
as John Stoddard
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May Allison
May Allison (June 14, 1890 – March 27, 1989) was an American actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in silent films, although she also appeared on stage.
Life and career
Allison was born in Rising ...
as Sadie Hicks
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Lester Cuneo
Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. He began acting in live theatre while still in his teens.
Early years
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cuneo attended Culver Military Academy and wa ...
as Eagle Eye
*Yona Landowska as Larry Livingston
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Henry Otto
Henry Otto (August 8, 1877 – August 3, 1952) was an American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
Otto contributed to over 150 films throughout his career working as an actor and a director throughout. He directed many ...
as Dick Westfall
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Aileen Allen
Mary Aileen Conquest-Allen (December 22, 1888 – September 4, 1950) was an American diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. She was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
In 1913, Allen was one of the founding members of an all-woman ...
as Mrs. Westfall
*Belle Hutchinson as Mrs. Stoddard
*Lee Arms as Ferguson
*Franklin Hall
Preservation
A print is prepared and preserved by MGM.
American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Mister 44''
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References
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1916 comedy-drama films
1910s English-language films
1916 films
American silent feature films
American black-and-white films
Metro Pictures films
Films based on American novels
Films directed by Henry Otto
1910s American films
Silent American comedy-drama films
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