Public Be Damned
1917 film directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Mary Fuller
- Charles Richman
- Chester Barnett
Production
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Public Rights Film
Release date
- July 2, 1917 (1917-07-02)
Running time
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Public Be Damned is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Mary Fuller, Charles Richman and Chester Barnett. The film's negative portrayal of food hoarding at a time of increased shortages due to the American entry into World War I led to it being publicly endorsed by Herbert Hoover, who shot a prologue to introduce the film. It was followed shortly afterwards by a similarly-themed production The Food Gamblers by Allan Dwan.[1]
Cast
- Mary Fuller as Marion Fernley
- Charles Richman as John Black
- Chester Barnett as Robert Merritt
- Joseph W. Smiley as Bill Garvin
- Russell Bassett as David Higgins
- Herbert Hoover as himself
References
- ^ Lombardi p.77
Bibliography
- Frederic Lombardi. Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland, 2013.
External links
- Public Be Damned at IMDb
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