''The Man That Might Have Been'' is a 1914 American short

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

silent

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directed by William J. Humphrey. It is produced by

Vitagraph Company of America Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

Cast

* William J. Humphrey as William Rudd *

Leah Baird Leah Baird (born Ada Frankenstein; June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress and screenwriter. Life Baird was born in Champaign County, Illinois. on June 20, 1883, the daughter of William Frankenstein and Bertha Schreiver Fran ...

as Mrs. William Rudd * Leo Delaney as Eric Rudd *

Anders Randolf Anders Randolf (December 18, 1870 – July 2, 1930) was a Danish American actor in American films from 1913 to 1930. Biography Anders was born in Viborg, Denmark, where he became a professional soldier in the Danish army and a world-class swo ...

as Kittredge

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* American silent short films 1914 short films Silent American drama films 1914 drama films 1914 films American black-and-white films Films directed by William J. Humphrey Films based on works by Rupert Hughes Vitagraph Studios short films General Film Company 1910s American films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub