The Man Who Forgot (1917 film)

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The Man Who Forgot
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Directed byEmile Chautard
George Archainbaud (ass't director)
Written byJames J. Hay
Produced by World Film
Paragon Films
Starring Robert Warwick
Cinematography Philip Hatkin
Lucien Tainguy
Distributed by World Film Company
Release date
  • January 15, 1917 (1917-01-15)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent(English intertitles)

The Man Who Forgot is a lost [1] 1917 silent film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick. [2] This movie is an adaptation of the book of the same name by James Hay. [3] [4]

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An opium addict living in China decides to return home to the United States, only to become addicted to alcohol. He decides to stop drinking after forgetting his past and realizing what he has become. He changes his name to John Smith and starts fighting against liquor interests. [5]

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References

  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Man Who Forgot
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Man Who Forgot
  3. "The Cobram Courier". Cobram Courier . Vol. XXIX, no. 36. Victoria, Australia. 13 September 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "The Man Who Forgot". Spectator And Methodist Chronicle . Vol. XLII, no. 44. Victoria, Australia. 5 November 1915. p. 1562. Retrieved 18 March 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Advertising: The Man Who Forgot". Nor-west Echo . Vol. 6, no. 289. Western Australia. 10 November 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2019 via National Library of Australia., ...From the novel by James Hay, Jnr. In the depths ; an opium den in Shanghai ; remorse urges him to make his way back to America ; A drunkard of the slums; Oblivion; five years after; A great reformer appears from nowhere and startles the nation with his plan to abolish drink...