''Somewhere in America'' is a 1917 American silent drama film starring Thomas J. Carrigan and

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. It was written by June Mathis and directed by

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. This film is extant at George Eastman House, Rochester New York.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Somewhere in America''
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Plot

As described in a film magazine, this film contained some new scenes and a new story line, with old scenes from the 1916 film

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featuring Mary Miles Minter patched into it as an attempt to "cash in" on Minter's fame. In the original film, Minter had played the sister of Thomas J. Carrigan's character, but in this film she was depicted as his wofe in the dozen or so old scenes which were recycled. The plot concerns the attempted theft of plans for new aeroplanes, with a heroine who was at first in love with the villain intending to steal these plans, but who later fell for the hero who thwarted the villain's plans.

Cast

* Thomas J. Carrigan as Thomas Leigh, aka Dorgan *

as Dorothy Leigh * Herbert Hayes as John Gray * Danny Hogan as Daniel Vereno * Mary Miles Minter as Rose Dorgan * Jules Raucourt as Charles Bergere * Sidney D'Albrook as Shifty * Harold Hilton as Little Phillip Dubois

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1917 films 1917 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by William C. Dowlan 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-drama-film-stub