''The Love Hunger'' is a 1919 American silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

William P.S. Earle William Pitt Striker Earle (December 28, 1882 – November 30, 1972) was an American director of the silent film era. He attended Columbia University and worked for a time as a photographer before breaking into the movie business by sneaking o ...

and starring

Lillian Walker Lillian Walker (April 21, 1887 – October 10, 1975), born Lillian Wolke, was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films, most of them shorts, between 1909 and 1934. Biography ''Photoplay'' magazine's trade ...

Lee Shumway Lee Shumway (March 4, 1884 – January 4, 1959), born Leonard Charles Shumway, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1909 and 1953. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Los Angeles, California. Select ...

and

Herbert Prior Herbert Prior (2 July 1867 – 3 October 1954) was an English silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1934. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and died in Los Angeles, California. Prior was married to actress ...

.Goble p.145

Cast

as Fran *

as Abbott Ashton *

as Hamilton Gregory * Allene Hale as Grace Noir *

Lydia Knott Lydia Knott (October 1, 1866 – March 30, 1955) was an American actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1937. Biography Knott was born in Tyner, Indiana, the daughter of Lambert and Clarissa Kn ...

as Mrs. Gregory * Andrew Arbuckle as Bob Clinton *

Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Disney' ...

as Jakey *

Cora Drew Cora Rankin Drew (born 1871 or 1872) was a silent film actress in the United States. Her performances included leading roles in '' The Burned Hand'' (1915), '' The Honor System'' (1917), and ''Southern Pride'' (1917). She expressed frustration ...

as Mrs. Jefferson

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1919 films 1919 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by William P. S. Earle Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub