Public Be Damned

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Public Be Damned
Directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor
Written byStanner E.V. Taylor
Starring
Production
company
Public Rights Film
Distributed by Select Pictures
Release date
  • July 2, 1917 (1917-07-02)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Public Be Damned is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Mary Fuller, Charles Richman and Chester Barnett. The film's negative portrayal of food hoarding at a time of increased shortages due to the American entry into World War I led to it being publicly endorsed by Herbert Hoover, who shot a prologue to introduce the film. It was followed shortly afterwards by a similarly-themed production The Food Gamblers by Allan Dwan. [1]

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  1. Lombardi p.77

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