The Dream Girl (film)

This article is about the 1916 film. For other films, see Dream Girl § Film.

The Dream Girl
Still from a 1916 issue of The Moving Picture World
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Jeanie MacPherson
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Mae Murray
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Cecil B. DeMille
Production company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 17, 1916 (1916-07-17)
Running time	50 minutes (1500 m)
Country	United States
Language	Silent with English intertitles

The Dream Girl was a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Based on an original story by DeMille writer Jeanie MacPherson, the film starred Mae Murray and Theodore Roberts. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Mae Murray as Meg Dugan
• Theodore Roberts as Jim Dugan
• Earle Foxe as Tom Merton
• James Neill as Benjamin Merton
• Charles West as Hal "English Hal"
• Mary Mersch as Alice Merton
• Mrs. Lewis McCord as Character Woman

Preservation

With no prints of The Dream Girl located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. ^[4]

See also

• List of lost films

References

1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Dream Girl". Silent Era. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
2. Higashi, Sumiko (1994). Cecil B. De Mille and American Culture: The Silent Era. University of California Press. p. 84. ISBN   0-520-91481-3.
3. "The Dream Girl". afi.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
4. "American Silent Feature Film Database: The Dream Girl". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 30, 2024.

External links

• The Dream Girl at IMDb
• The Dream Girl at SilentEra