Big Jim Garrity
1916 American film
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Big Jim Garrity is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Robert Edeson, Eleanor Woodruff and Carl Harbaugh.[1] The film was based on a 1910 play of the same name by Owen Davis. Ouida Bergère adapted it for the screen. Location shooting for the film was done in Jersey City, New Jersey and Atlanta, Georgia.[2]
| Big Jim Garrity | |
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| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Written by | Ouida Bergère |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | A. H. Woods |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
- Robert Edeson as Jim Garrity
- Eleanor Woodruff as Sylvia Craigen
- Carl Harbaugh as Dawson
- Lyster Chambers as Dr. Hugh Malone
- Charles Compton as Sam Craigen
- Carleton Macy as Mr. Craigen
Preservation
A complete print of Big Jim Garrity is held by the Archives du Film du CNC in Bois d'Arcy.[3]
In 2017, the film was restored by the Cinémathèque Française from a print in their own collection and the intertitles were sourced from a copy from The Swedish Film Institute.[4]
