Men and Women (1914 film)
Men and Women is an extant short 1914 silent film produced by the Biograph Company and released by General Film Company. It is based on the 1890 play of the same name by David Belasco and Henry Churchill de Mille. It stars Lionel Barrymore, Blanche Sweet and Marshall Neilan. Sweet and Neilan would later marry in real life.[1]
| Men and Women | |
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| Directed by | James Kirkwood D. W. Griffith (supervising director) |
| Produced by | Biograph Company Marc Klaw Abraham Erlanger |
| Written by | David Belasco (play) Henry Churchill de Mille (play) Frank E. Woods (scenario) |
| Starring | Lionel Barrymore Blanche Sweet |
| Distributed by | General Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes; 3 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Plot
Robert Stevens robs the bank where he is employed, and through the efforts of Calvin Stedman, the prosecuting attorney, he is sentenced to six years' imprisonment. While in jail his wife dies and his little daughter, Agnes, is placed in a convent. At the expiration of his sentence, Stevens locates his daughter and settles in Arizona, assuming the name of Stephen Rodman.
Cast
- Lionel Barrymore - Stephen Rodman/Robert Stevens
- Blanche Sweet - Agnes Rodman, Stephen's daughter
- Fred Hearn - D.A. Stedman
- Gertrude Robinson - Dora Prescott
- Marshall Neilan - Will Prescott
- Frank Crane - Ned Seabury (*as Frank Hall Crane)
- Fred Herzog - Kirke, the broker
- Hattie Delaro - Mrs Prescott
- Claire McDowell - Mrs. Stephen Rodman
- Frank M. Norcross - Cohen
- Alan Hale - One of Kirke's Creditors
- Antonio Moreno - Man in Kirke's Office
- Gladys Egan - An Orphan
Additionally Lillian Gish and Vivian Prescott appear uncredited in the movie.
Legacy
The story was refilmed by Paramount in 1925 as Men and Women.
References
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911-20 by The American Film , c.1988