''Beloved Rogues'' is a 1917 American silent

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed and written by

Alfred Santell Alfred Allen Santell (1895–1981), was an American film director and film producer. Santell directed over 60 films, beginning in 1917, most of which were two-reel comedy short subjects for Hal Roach and other productions companies. Taking up f ...

with the storyline by

Aaron Hoffman Aaron Hoffman (October 30, 1880, in St. Louis, Missouri – May 27, 1924) was an American writer and lyricist, whose work was in wide use among vaudeville comedians. He wrote material for numerous performers, including Lew Dockstader and Weber an ...

. It starred C. William Kolb. A surviving fragment, 1 reel, exists at the Library of Congress.

Plot

The film is about a business deal involving a personal endowment.

Cast

* C. William Kolb .... Louie Vanderiff * Max M. Dill .... Mike Amsterdammer * May Cloy .... Madge *

Clarence Burton Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ...

.... Jack Kennedy *

Harry von Meter Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited Harry van Meter) was an American silent film actor. He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound films were beginni ...

.... Andrews *

Tom Chatterton Tom Chatterton (February 12, 1881 – August 17, 1952) was an American actor and director.. Born in Geneva, New York, Chatterton was active in sports as a youth. He gained early acting experience with Ben Horning's stock theater company in Syrac ...

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* 1917 films 1917 comedy-drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Films directed by Alfred Santell American Film Company films Lost American films 1917 lost films Lost comedy-drama films 1910s American films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub