Classmates (1914 film)

Classmates
Directed by	James Kirkwood
Based on	Classmates by Margaret Turnbull and William C. deMille
Produced by	Abe Erlanger Marc Klaw
Starring	Henry B. Walthall Blanche Sweet
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date	February 14, 1914 (1914-02-14)
Running time	4 reels (approximately 40 minutes)
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

Classmates is a 1914 silent film directed by James Kirkwood for the Biograph Company. It is based on the 1907 stage play Classmates by Margaret Turnbull and William C. deMille. It was shot in Jacksonville, Florida at the end of 1913. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Blanche Sweet as Sylvia Randolph
• Henry B. Walthall as Duncan Irving
• Marshall Neilan as Bert Stafford
• Gertrude Robinson as Phyllis Stafford
• Augusta Anderson as Mrs. Stafford
• Lionel Barrymore as Dumble
• Thomas Jefferson as Mr. Irving
• Dorothy Bernard as Bit (uncredited)
• Jack Mulhall as Man (uncredited)

Preservation

The film is extant today as the result of a paper print in the Library of Congress. It was shown at Cinefest 2012. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Blanche Sweet filmography
• Lionel Barrymore filmography

References

1. Classmates at silentera.com database
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
3. Classmates as produced on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre, August 29, 1907, 102 performances; IBDb.com
4. "Cinefest 2012, Leonard Maltin More Cinefest Adventures". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
5. "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Classmates". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2025.

External links

• Classmates at IMDb