The Man on the Box | |
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Directed by | Oscar Apfel Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited) |
Based on | The Man on the Box by Harold MacGrath |
Starring | Horace B. Carpenter |
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Country | United States |
Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Man on the Box is a 1914 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and co-directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was based on the 1904 novel of the same name by Harold MacGrath and stars Horace B. Carpenter. [1]
Max Figman had starred in the Broadway version in 1907 and reprises his role here in this film. A surviving film at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (Madison). [2]
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