''The Lion and the Mouse'' is a

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1914 silent film drama directed by

Barry O'Neil Barry O'Neil (September 24, 1865 – March 23, 1918) was a film director and writer. His real name was Thomas J. McCarthy. He directed several Thanhouser films including the production company's first two-reeler,https://www.thanhouser.org/TCOCD/Nar ...

and starring

Ethel Clayton Ethel Clayton (November 8, 1882 – June 6, 1966) was an American actress of the silent film era. Early years Born in Champaign, Illinois, Clayton attended St. Elizabeth's school in Chicago. Career Clayton debuted on stage as a professional ...

. It was produced by the

Lubin Manufacturing Company The Lubin Manufacturing Company was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1896 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark. History The Lubin Manufacturing Company was formed in 1 ...

of Philadelphia and distributed through the

General Film Company The General Film Company was a motion picture distribution company in the United States. Between 1909 and 1920, the company distributed almost 12,000 silent era motion pictures. Formation The General Film Company was formed by the Motion Pictu ...

. The film was adapted from the 1905 stage production ''The Lion and the Mouse'' by English playwright

Charles Klein Charles Klein (January 7, 1867 – May 7, 1915) was an English-born playwright and actor who emigrated to America in 1883. Among his works was the libretto of John Philip Sousa's operetta, ''El Capitan''. Klein's talented siblings includ ...

.''The Lion and the Mouse'' at silentera.com
/ref> Unfortunately, the master negative for the screen production was destroyed in the disastrous Lubin vault fire of 1914, along with the bulk of that studio's pre-1914 film collection.

Cast

- Shirley Rossmore, Sarah Green *

Gaston Bell George Gaston Bell (September 27, 1877 – December 13, 1963) was an American stage and film actor active over the early decades of the twentieth century. Early life and career Bell was born in 1877 at Boston, Massachusetts to George and Elizabe ...

- Jefferson Ryder *George Soule Spencer - John Burkett Ryder *Bartley McCullum - Judge Rossmore *Robert Dunbar - Trust Lawyer *Eleanor Barry - Mrs. Rossmore *Lila Leslie - Mrs. Gordon (*as Lilie Leslie) * Richard Morris - Ex-Judge Scott *Carlotta Doti - Mrs. Ryder *Ruth Bryan - Kate Roberts *Walter C. Prichard -

References

External links

The Lion and the Mouse @ IMDb.com
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