Our Mrs. McChesney is a lost[1] 1918 American silent comedy-drama film produced and distributed by Metro Pictures, directed by Ralph Ince, and based on the 1915 play by Edna Ferber and George V. Hobart starring Ethel Barrymore.[2]
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| Directed by | Ralph Ince |
| Written by | Luther Reed (scenario) |
| Based on | Our Mrs. McChesney by Edna Ferber and George V. Hobart |
| Produced by | Maxwell Karger |
| Starring | Ethel Barrymore |
| Cinematography | William J. Black |
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| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Barrymore reprised her role from the popular play, as did her fellow cast members Huntley Gordon and William H. St. James. Wilfred Lytell was a brother of Bert Lytell and Lucille Lee Stewart was a sister of Anita Stewart.[3] Ince was married to Lucille Lee Stewart.
Plot edit
As described in a film magazine,[4] Emma McChesney (Barrymore), saleswoman for T. A. Buck & Co., plans to give up the "road" and settle down with her boy Jack (Lytell). She discovers that Jack has married a chorus girl while at college and also raised a check that she had sent him. Determined to make a man of him, she secures a position for him at T. A. Buck & Co. and sends the daughter-in-law to a boarding school. She designs a new skirt for the company that finds favor at a fashion show when modeled by Jack's wife, and saves the company from bankruptcy.
Cast edit
- Ethel Barrymore as Emma McChesney
- Huntley Gordon as T. A. Buck Jr.
- Wilfred Lytell as Jack McChesney
- Lucille Lee Stewart as Vera Sherwood
- John Daly Murphy as Abel Fromkin
- Walter Percival as 'Beauty' Blair
- William H. St. James as 'Fat' Ed Myers
- Ricca Allen as Hattie Stitch
- George S. Trimble as Joe Greenbaum
- Sammy Cooper as Izzy Greenbaum (*Samuel Colt; son of Ethel Barrymore)
- Fred Walters as Sam Harrison
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Our Mrs. McChesney". silentera.com.
- ^ "Our Mrs. McChesney". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20, The American Film Institute, c. 1988
- ^ "Reviews: Our Mrs. McChesney". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (14). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 26. September 28, 1918.
External links edit
- Our Mrs. McChesney at IMDb
- Our Mrs. McChesney at SilentEra
- Our Mrs. McChesney at AllMovie
- Period advertisement to the film
- Sequences from the film: photo #1 (still incorrectly listed as The Beloved Rogue), photo #2
- lantern slide
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