David Harum (1915 film)

David Harum is a 1915 American silent comedy-drama romance film written and directed by Allan Dwan, produced by Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1898 novel of the same name by Edward Noyes Westcott and the 1900 Broadway play based on the novel, starring William H. Crane (Crane also starred in two subsequent Broadway revivals). Crane agreed to star in the film (which was his debut) only if the film was written exactly as the play. David Harum is the only film of Dwan's for Famous Players that still survives.^[1] A print is preserved at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York and the Cinémathèque Française in Paris.^[2]

Directed byAllan Dwan

Written byAllan Dwan

Based on

David Harum
by Edward Noyes Westcott

Produced byAdolph Zukor

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David Harum
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Directed by	Allan Dwan
Written by	Allan Dwan
Based on	David Harum by Edward Noyes Westcott
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Production company	Famous Players Film Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 22, 1915 (1915-02-22)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

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The novel was again adapted for the screen in 1934 starring Will Rogers in the title role.^{[citation needed]}