The Man on the Box
1914 film
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The Man on the Box is a 1914 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and co-directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was based on the 1904 novel of the same name by Harold MacGrath and stars Horace B. Carpenter.[1]
Directed byOscar Apfel
Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited)
Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited)
Based on
StarringHorace B. Carpenter
Release date
- July 13, 1914
| The Man on the Box | |
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| Directed by | Oscar Apfel Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited) |
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| Starring | Horace B. Carpenter |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Max Figman had starred in the Broadway version in 1907 and reprises his role here in this film. A surviving film at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (Madison).[2]
Cast
- Horace B. Carpenter as Russian ambassador
- Jane Darwell as Mrs. Chadwick
- William Elmer as Troop commander
- Max Figman as Lt. Bob Warburton
- Harry Fisher as Chales Henderson
- Betty Johnson as Nancy Warburton (as Betty Jonson)
- Jack W. Johnston as Count Karloff (as J.W. Johnston)
- C. F. Le None as Scout
- Fred Montague as Col. Raleigh
- James Neill as Col. Annesley
- Lolita Robertson as Betty Annesley
- Mabel Van Buren as Kit Warburton
