The Outsider (1917 film)

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The Outsider
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Still with Wehlen from a magazine
Directed by William C. Dowlan
Written byCharles A. Taylor (scenario)
Based onthe novel, Nobody
by Louis Joseph Vance
Produced by B. A. Rolfe
Starring Emmy Wehlen
Herbert Heyes
Florence Short
CinematographyJohn M. Bauman
Production
company
Release date
  • November 5, 1917 (1917-11-05)(U.S.) [1]
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Outsider is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William C. Dowlan. It stars Emmy Wehlen, Herbert Heyes, and Florence Short, and was released on November 5, 1917.

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Preservation status

Prints of The Outsider are held by the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm. [2]

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References

  1. "The Outsider". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Catalog: The Outsider