''The Recoil'' is a 1917 silent drama film directed by

George Fitzmaurice George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer. Career Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940, he directed ...

and starring

William Courtenay William Courtenay ( 134231 July 1396) was Archbishop of Canterbury (1381–1396), having previously been Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Early life and education Courtenay was a younger son of Hugh de Courtenay, 10th Earl of Devon ( ...

. It was released through the

Pathé Exchange Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Hollywood's silent era. Known for its groundbreaking newsreel and wide array of shorts, it grew out of the American division of the ...

company. It was filmed on the East Coast at Jersey City, New Jersey. An incomplete print survives in the

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collection. Reel 1 is missing. 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.

Cast

- Richard Cameron *

Lilian Greuze Lilian Greuze (1890-1950) was a French model, and actress of the stage and screen. She was from Paris, France Theater ingenue (stock character) She was a protégé of Sarah Bernhardt and performed at the French Theater on West 44th Street in Man ...

- Marian Somerset *Frank Belcher - Charles Van Horn *

Dora Mills Adams Dora Mills Adams (October 24, 1874 – July 31, 1943) was an American film actress. She is best known for her appearance in the short film '' Dr Jeykll and Mr Hyde'' as Mrs. Lanyon. Career Mills entered the New York film industry near it ...

- Mrs. Somerset *William Raymond - Page Somerset

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* * 1917 films American silent feature films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice 1917 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey Pathé Exchange films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub