''The County Chairman'' is a
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1914 silent film drama directed by
Allan Dwan
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Early life
Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...
, produced by the
Famous Players Film Company
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and distributed through
Paramount Pictures
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. It is based on the
1903 stage play by
George Ade
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that starred
Maclyn Arbuckle
Maclyn Arbuckle (July 9, 1866 – March 31, 1931) was an American screen and stage actor. He was the brother of actor Andrew Arbuckle and cousin of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
Early life
Arbuckle was born in San Antonio, Texas, on July ...
, who reprises his role in this film. Also starring alongside Arbuckle is up-and-coming heartthrob
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 ...
. The story is typical of the stage plays (and its star)
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor (; hu, Zukor Adolf; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'' (June 16, 1976), p. 76. He produ ...
brought to films for his ''Famous Players'' Company in its earliest years. This film was remade by
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in 1935 with
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...
.
''The County Chairman'' original 1903 & 1904 Broadway productions, Wallack's Theatre November 24, 1903 and 1936 revival; IBDB.com
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Cast
*Maclyn Arbuckle
Maclyn Arbuckle (July 9, 1866 – March 31, 1931) was an American screen and stage actor. He was the brother of actor Andrew Arbuckle and cousin of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
Early life
Arbuckle was born in San Antonio, Texas, on July ...
- The Honorable Jim Hackler, ''The County Chairman'' (*Arbuckle's role in 1903 play)
*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 ...
- Tillford Wheeler
* Willis P. Sweatnam - Sassafras Livingston (*Sweatnam's role in 1903 play)
*William Lloyd - Elias Rigby
*Daisy Jefferson - Lucy Rigby
*Helen Aubrey - Mrs. Rigby
*Mabel Wilbur - Lorena Watkins
* Wellington A. Playter - Joseph Whitaker
''unbilled''
*Amy Summers - Chick
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1914 films
American silent feature films
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Films directed by Allan Dwan
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Silent American drama films
1914 drama films
American black-and-white films
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