''Great Mail Robbery'' is a 1927 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

George B. Seitz George Brackett Seitz (January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) and ''The Exploits o ...

. This film survives in the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library is ...

collection incomplete.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.72 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

Cast

* Theodore von Eltz as Lieutenant Donald Macready * Frank Nelson as Sergeant Bill Smith * Jeanne Morgan as Laura Phelps *

Lee Shumway Lee Shumway (March 4, 1884 – January 4, 1959), born Leonard Charles Shumway, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1909 and 1953. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Los Angeles, California. Select ...

as Philip Howard * DeWitt Jennings as Captain Davis * Cora Williams as Mrs. Davis *

Nelson McDowell Nelson McDowell (August 14, 1870 – November 3, 1947) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1945. McDowell was born in Greenville, Missouri. His parents were N. B. McDowell and Anne Hampton. He attende ...

as Sheriff * Charles Hill Mailes as Stephen Phelps *

Yvonne Howell Yvonne Howell (July 31, 1905 – May 27, 2010) was an actress whose career began in silent films. Biography Howell's mother was vaudeville performer and silent actress Alice Howell and her father was Benjamin Vincent Shevlin. In 1930, she beca ...

as Sally

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* 1927 films 1927 crime drama films American drama films American silent feature films Films directed by George B. Seitz American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films 1920s American films Silent American drama films {{1920s-drama-film-stub