''The Boss'' is a 1915 silent film produced by William A. Brady and released through his

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 ...

. The film is based on a 1911 play by

Edward Sheldon Edward Brewster Sheldon (Chicago, Illinois, February 4, 1886 – April 1, 1946, New York City) was an American dramatist. His plays include ''Salvation Nell'' (1908) and ''Romance'' (1913), which was made into a motion picture with Greta Garbo. ...

called ''The Boss''. On stage it starred

Holbrook Blinn Holbrook Blinn was an American stage and film actor. Early years Blinn was the son of Civil War veteran Col. Charles Blinn and actress Nellie Holbrook-Blinn. He was born in San Francisco and attended Stanford University before he began a career ...

and Emily Stevens. In this silent version Holbrook Blinn reprises his role from the Broadway play but Emily Stevens is replaced by

Alice Brady Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady; November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked until six months before her death from cancer in ...

, the daughter of producer William Brady. ''The Boss'' is considered a lost film.''The Boss'' at IMDb
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Plot

Cast

– Michael R. Regan *

– Emily Griswold *William Marion – Archbishop Sullivan *Charles S. Abbe – James D. Griswold *Bert Starkey – Porkey McCoy *Frederick Truesdell – Scanlan *Julia Stuart – Mrs. Regan *

Douglas MacLean Charles Douglas MacLean (January 10, 1890 – July 9, 1967) was an American stage and silent film actor who later worked as a producer and screenwriter in the sound era. Early life and stage career Born in Philadelphia, MacLean was educated at ...

– Regan's Secretary, Robert (*as Douglas McLean) *R. B. Mantell Jr. – Regan's Butler, Gates

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* * * 1915 films American silent feature films American films based on plays Films based on works by Edward Sheldon Lost American films Films directed by Emile Chautard 1915 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films World Film Company films 1915 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub