''The Making of Bobby Burnit'' is a
lost
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1914 American silent
drama film
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directed by
Oscar Apfel
Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.
Biography
Apf ...
and written by
George Randolph Chester
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Biography
Chester was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 27, 1869. He was the author of such popular works su ...
and
Winchell Smith
Winchell Smith (5 April 1871 – 10 June 1933) was an American playwright, known for big hit works such as '' Brewster's Millions'' (1906) and '' Lightnin' '' (1918). Many of his plays were made into movies. He spent freely but left a large fort ...
. The film stars
Edward Abeles
Edward Abeles (November 4, 1869 – July 10, 1919) was an American actor. He appeared in eight films between 1914 and 1918. Before working for Famous Players-Lasky, of which he was one of the founding members, he had a lengthy stage career.
Abe ...
,
Bessie Barriscale
Bessie Barriscale (born Elizabeth Barry Scale, June 9, 1884June 30, 1965) was an American actress who gained fame on the stage and in silent films.
Early life
Barriscale was born Elizabeth Barry Scale in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Irish immig ...
,
Howard Hickman
Howard Charles Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince.
Career
In 1900, Hickman d ...
,
George Hernandez
George Hernandez I (June 6, 1863 – December 31, 1922) was an American silent film actor.
Hernandez was born , in Placerville, California. From late 1897 through May 1899, Hernandez was a traveling Shakespearean actor with the Janet Waldorf ...
,
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts (October 8, 1861 – December 14, 1928) was an American film and stage actor.
Early life
Roberts was born in San Francisco, California. He was a cousin of the stage actress Florence Roberts. His choice of a career disapp ...
and
Sydney Deane
Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie.
Biography In Australia
Born in Balmain, Sydney, to Edward and Sophia, Deane was a prom ...
. It was released on September 17, 1914, by
Paramount Pictures
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.
Plot
Cast
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Edward Abeles
Edward Abeles (November 4, 1869 – July 10, 1919) was an American actor. He appeared in eight films between 1914 and 1918. Before working for Famous Players-Lasky, of which he was one of the founding members, he had a lengthy stage career.
Abe ...
as Bobby Burnit
*
Bessie Barriscale
Bessie Barriscale (born Elizabeth Barry Scale, June 9, 1884June 30, 1965) was an American actress who gained fame on the stage and in silent films.
Early life
Barriscale was born Elizabeth Barry Scale in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Irish immig ...
as Agnes Elliston
*
Howard Hickman
Howard Charles Hickman (February 9, 1880 – December 31, 1949) was an American actor, director and writer. He was an accomplished stage leading man, who entered films through the auspices of producer Thomas H. Ince.
Career
In 1900, Hickman d ...
as Daniel Johnson
*
George Hernandez
George Hernandez I (June 6, 1863 – December 31, 1922) was an American silent film actor.
Hernandez was born , in Placerville, California. From late 1897 through May 1899, Hernandez was a traveling Shakespearean actor with the Janet Waldorf ...
as David Applerod
*
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts (October 8, 1861 – December 14, 1928) was an American film and stage actor.
Early life
Roberts was born in San Francisco, California. He was a cousin of the stage actress Florence Roberts. His choice of a career disapp ...
as Sam Stone
*
Sydney Deane
Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie.
Biography In Australia
Born in Balmain, Sydney, to Edward and Sophia, Deane was a prom ...
as Silas Trimmer
*
William Elmer
William Elmer (April 25, 1869 – February 24, 1945) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1942. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died in Hollywood, California. Elmer acted in ...
as Biff Bates
*Robert Dunbar as Lawyer
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Paramount Pictures films
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American black-and-white films
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1914 lost films
Lost drama films
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English-language drama films
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