''The Man Who Stayed at Home'' is a 1919 American silent adventure drama film directed by
Herbert Blaché and starring
King Baggot
William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America ...
,
Claire Whitney. It was based on the play ''
The Man Who Stayed at Home'' by
J. E. Harold Terry and Lechmere Worrall.
Plot
Set in Virginia 1918, German spies passing information on American coastal defences are thwarted by Christopher Brent (Baggot) who is working for the secret service.
Cast
*
King Baggot
William King Baggot (November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized leading man in America ...
as Christopher Brent
*
Claire Whitney as Molly Preston
* Robert Whittier as Fritz
* A.J. Herbert as Norman Preston
*
Lila Leslie
Lila Leslie (1 January 1890 – 8 September 1940) was a Scottish actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1933. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmogra ...
as Miriam Lee
*
Frank Bennett as Carl Sanderson
*
Ricca Allen as Miss Myrtle
* Robert Paton Gibbs as Judge Preston
*
Julia Calhoun
Julia Calhoun (born 1870) was an American actress during the silent film era. She appeared on stage and in comedy films including early ones with Oliver Hardy from at least 1914 on into the 1920s.
Calhoun was born February 1870 in Philadelphia.
...
as Fraulein Schroder
*
Ida Darling
Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures.
Biography
Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she re ...
as Mrs Sanderson
* A. Lloyd Pack as Gaston Letour
References
External links
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Play: ''The Man Who Stayed at Home''archive.org Retrieved 15 July 2016
1919 films
American silent feature films
Films directed by Herbert Blaché
American black-and-white films
Metro Pictures films
American adventure drama films
1910s adventure drama films
1919 drama films
1910s English-language films
1910s American films
Silent American drama films
Silent adventure drama films
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