''The Master Hand'' is a 1915 silent film drama directed by

Harley Knoles Harry Knoles (1880-1936) was a British film director of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Greater Will'' (1915) * ''The Master Hand'' (1915) * ''Bought and Paid For (1916 film), Bought and Paid For'' (1916) * ''His Brother's Wife (191 ...

and starring

Nat C. Goodwin Nathaniel Carl "Nat" Goodwin (July 25, 1857 – January 31, 1919) was an American actor and vaudevillian born in Boston. Life and career While clerk in a large shop Goodwin studied for the stage and made his first appearance in 1874 at the Howa ...

. It is based on a 1907 play ''The Master Hand'' by Carroll Fleming. It was released by

World Film Company The World Film Company or World Film Corporation was an American film production and distribution company, organized in 1914 in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Short-lived but significant in American film history, World Film was created by financier and fil ...

Cast

- John Bigelow *Theodore Babcock - James Rallston *Julia Stuart - Mrs. Rallston *Florence Malone - Jean Rallston *Carroll Fleming - Ed Pembroke *Alex Calvert - Dr. Garside *

Clarissa Selwynne Clarissa Selwynne (26 February 1886 – 13 June 1948) was a British stage and film actress.Kear & King p. 143 She settled in the United States, working in Hollywood where she appeared in around 100 films. Partial filmography * '' Hearts in Exi ...

- Miss Lane, the lady doctor *Katherine Lee - Dot *

Madge Evans Madge Evans (born Margherita Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage and film actress.Obituary ''Variety'', April 29, 1981. She began her career as a child performer and model. Biography Child model and stage actress B ...

- Jean as a child

Preservation status

*Only a fragment of the film remains between two archives the Library of Congress and the National Archives of Canada(Ottawa).The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..The Master Hand''
/ref> *Prints and/or fragments were found in the

Dawson Film Find The Dawson Film Find (DFF) was the accidental discovery in 1978 of 372 film titles preserved in 533 reels of silent-era nitrate films in the Klondike Gold Rush town of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. The reels had been buried under an abandoned hoc ...

in 1978.

References

External links

The Master Hand at IMDb.com
* 1915 films American silent feature films Films directed by Harley Knoles World Film Company films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1915 drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub