''Our Mrs. McChesney'' is a
lost
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History
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1918 American silent comedy-drama film produced and distributed by
Metro Pictures, directed by
Ralph Ince
Ralph Waldo Ince (January 16, 1887 – April 10, 1937) was an American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Ralph Ince was the brother of John E. Ince and Thomas H. Ince.
Biogr ...
, and based on the 1915 play by
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' So Big'' (1924), ''Show Boat'' (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), '' Cim ...
and
George V. Hobart
George Vere Hobart (1867 – 1926) was a Canadian-American humorist who authored more than 50 musical comedy librettos and plays as well as novels and songs. At the time of his death, Hobart was "one of America's most popular humorists and playwr ...
which starred
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarde ...
.
Barrymore reprised her role from the popular play, as did her fellow cast members Huntley Gordon and William H. St. James. Wilfred Lytell was a brother of
Bert Lytell
Bertram Lytell (February 24, 1885 – September 28, 1954) was an American actor in theater and film during the silent film era and early talkies. He starred in romantic, melodrama, and adventure films.
Background
Born in New York City, Lyt ...
and
Lucille Lee Stewart was a sister of
Anita Stewart. Ince was married to Lucille Lee Stewart.
Plot
As described in a
film magazine,
Emma McChesney (Barrymore), saleswoman for T. A. Buck & Co., plans to give up the "road" and settle down with her boy Jack (Lytell). She discovers that Jack has married a chorus girl while at college and also raised a check that she had sent him. Determined to make a man of him, she secures a position for him at T. A. Buck & Co. and sends the daughter-in-law to a boarding school. She designs a new skirt for the company that finds favor at a fashion show when modeled by Jack's wife, and saves the company from bankruptcy.
Cast
*
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regarde ...
as Emma McChesney
*
Huntley Gordon
Huntley Ashworth Gordon (October 8, 1879 – December 7, 1956) was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era.
Profile
Gordon was born in Montreal, Quebec, educated in both Canada and England. He had various jobs including w ...
as T. A. Buck Jr.
*
Wilfred Lytell
Wilfred Lytell (16 October 1891 – 10 September 1954) was an American film actor.''Silent Film Necrology'', p. 329 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana''Who Was Who on Screen'', p. 289 2nd Edition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
Biography
Lytell ...
as Jack McChesney
*
Lucille Lee Stewart as Vera Sherwood
*John Daly Murphy as Abel Fromkin
*
Walter Percival
Walter Percival (May 2, 1887–January 28,1934) was an American actor, producer, and writer on the stage and screen. He performed in numerous theater productions before making his film debut in 1918.
In 1909, Percival was part of a company headed ...
as 'Beauty' Blair
*William H. St. James as 'Fat' Ed Myers
*
Ricca Allen
Ricca Allen (June 9, 1863 – September 13, 1949) was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1941.
Allen was born in Victoria, British Columbia, to John Allen of Oakland, California. All ...
as Hattie Stitch
*George S. Trimble as Joe Greenbaum
*Sammy Cooper as Izzy Greenbaum (*Samuel Colt; son of Ethel Barrymore)
*Fred Walters as Sam Harrison
See also
*
List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
*
Ethel Barrymore on stage, screen and radio
Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; 1879–1959) was an American actress of stage, screen and radio. She came from a family of actors; she was the middle child of Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew Barrymore, and had two brothers, Lionel an ...
References
External links
*
''Our Mrs. McChesney'' at SilentEra*
Period advertisement to the film*Sequences from the film
photo #1(still incorrectly listed as ''
The Beloved Rogue'')
photo #2
1918 films
American silent feature films
American films based on plays
Films directed by Ralph Ince
Lost American comedy-drama films
Metro Pictures films
1918 comedy-drama films
1910s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Films based on works by Edna Ferber
1918 lost films
English-language comedy-drama films
1910s American films
Silent American comedy-drama films
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