Mice and Men (film)
1916 American film
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Mice and Men is a 1916 American silent romance film directed by J. Searle Dawley, starring Marguerite Clark, and based on a 1901 Broadway play, Mice and Men by Madeleine Lucette Ryley.[1]
| Mice and Men | |
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Film's promotion in 1916 newspaper | |
| Directed by | J. Searle Dawley |
| Written by | Hugh Ford (scenario) |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Daniel Frohman |
| Starring | Marguerite Clark |
| Cinematography | H. Lyman Broening |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Plot
Cast
- Marguerite Clark - Peggy
- Marshall Neilan - Captain George Lovell
- Charles Waldron - Mark Embury
- Clarence Handyside - Roger Goodlake
- Maggie Fisher - Mrs. Deborrah
- Helen Dahl - Joanna
- Robert Conville - Minister Goodlake/Servant to Goodlake
- William McKey - Embury's Servant
- Ada Deaves - Matron
- Francesca Warde - Mammy
Reception
The film was praised in reviews in The Moving Picture World and Motion Picture News.[3]
Preservation
Mic and Men is currently presumed lost.[4] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[5]
