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''An American Widow'' is a 1917 silent
''An American Widow'' is a 1917 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 Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher (born Franz Reicher; December 2, 1875 – January 19, 1965) was a German-born American actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Captain Englehorn in the 1933 film ''King Kong''.
Early life
Reicher was born in Mu ...
and starring Ethel Barrymore. It is based on a 1909 play by Kellett Chambers. Metro Pictures
Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at leased f ...
produced and distributed.
Cast
* Ethel Barrymore as Elizabeth Carter *Irving Cummings
Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director.
Career
Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy''. His Broadway, performances included ''In the Long ...
as Jasper Mallory
* Dudley Hawley as Earlof Dettminster
*Ernest Stallard as Augustus Tucker
*Charles Dickson as Theodore Bacon
* Alfred Kappler as Pitney Carter
*Arthur Lewis as Carstairs
*Pearl Browne as Mme. Albani
Preservation
With no copies of ''An American Widow'' located in any film archives, it is considered alost film
A lost film is a feature
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See also
*Ethel Barrymore on stage, screen and radio
Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; 1879–1959) was an American actress of stage, screen and radio. She came from a family of actors; she was the middle child of Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew Barrymore, and had two brothers, Lionel a ...
References
External links
* * 1917 films American silent feature films Lost American comedy films Films directed by Frank Reicher Metro Pictures films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy films 1917 comedy films 1917 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub