Builders of Castles

Builders of Castles
Directed by	Ben Turbett
Written by	Herbert Albert Phillips
Starring	Marc McDermott Miriam Nesbitt
Production company	Edison Manufacturing Company
Distributed by	K-E-S-E
Release date	April 16, 1917 (1917-04-16)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent. English titles.

Builders of Castles is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ben Turbett. It starred Marc McDermott and Miriam Nesbitt, a real-life husband and wife team. It was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. ^[1]

Cast

• Marc McDermott - Gittens
• Miriam Nesbitt - Marie
• William Wadsworth - Morton
• Robert Brower - The Builder
• Edward G. Longman - Reverend James Filikens
• Jessie Stevens - Mrs. Maguire
• Florence Stover - Fannie
• Nellie Grant - Mrs. Morton
• Simon P. Gillies - James Regan
• Frank Trainor - Postman
• Mabel Dwight - Marie's Landlady

Censorship

Before Builders of Castles could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of the scene where the housekeeper is leering at Gittens, and the use of knock-out drops on Marie. ^[2]

Preservation status

• This film is preserved in the George Eastman House collection. ^[3]

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Builders of Castles, archive link
2. A Complete list of motion picture films. Topeka: Kansas State Printing Plant. 1917. p. 9.
3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Builders of Castles, archive link

External links

• Builders of Castles at IMDb.com