''The American Consul'' is a 1917 American

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directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and written by

Thomas J. Geraghty Thomas J. Geraghty (April 10, 1883 – June 5, 1945), was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 70 films between 1917 and 1939. During the 1930s he went to the United Kingdom, where he wrote a number of screenplays. He was born in Rushvill ...

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and Paul West. The film stars Theodore Roberts, Ernest Joy,

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, Charles West, Raymond Hatton and Tom Forman. The film was released on February 15, 1917, by

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Plot

Cast

* Theodore Roberts as Abel Manning * Ernest Joy as Senator James Kitwell *

as Joan Kitwell * Charles West as Pedro Gonzales * Raymond Hatton as President Cavillo * Tom Forman as Geoffrey Daniels

Preservation status

*Copies are preserved in the

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collection

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and the British Film and Television Archive, London.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..The American Consul''
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* 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon 1910s American films English-language drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub