A Man's World (1918 film)
| A Man's World | |
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Herbert Blaché |
| Written by | June Mathis |
| Based on | the play, A Man's World by Rachel Crothers |
| Produced by | Maxwell Karger |
| Starring | Emily Stevens John Merkyl Frederick Truesdell |
| Cinematography | Eugene Gaudio |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Man's World is a 1918 American silent drama film, directed by Herbert Blaché.[2] It stars Emily Stevens, John Merkyl, and Frederick Truesdell, and was released on June 24, 1918.[3] It adapts the play of the same name by Rachel Crothers.[4][5]
Cast list
[edit]- Emily Stevens as Frankie Ware[6]
- John Merkyl as David Powell (*aka Wilmuth Merkyl)
- Frederick Truesdell as Malcolm Gaskell
- Florence Short as Lione Brune
- Baby Ivy Ward as Kiddie
- Walter Hiers as Larry Hanlon
- Sidney Bracy as Emile Grimeaux
- Vera Royer as Clara Oakes
- Lucile Dorrington as Alice Ellery
- Vinney Binns as Slavey
Reception
[edit]"In such films as A Man's World (1918) [Emily Stevens] played the same strong modern woman character that she had created on the stage", wrote Roy Liebman.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Man's World". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ Spehr, Paul C. (1977). The Movies Begin: Making Movies in New Jersey, 1887-1920. Newark Museum. ISBN 978-0-87100-121-4.
- ^ Griffithiana (in Italian). Cineteca D.W. Griffith. 1995.
- ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
- ^ The Book News Monthly. John Wanamaker. 1918.
- ^ Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines. Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. 1917.
- ^ Liebman, Roy (February 7, 2017). Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2615-4.