The Wild Goose Chase (1915 film)

The Wild Goose Chase
Film poster
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	William C. deMille
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Ina Claire
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Cecil B. DeMille
Production company	Jesse Lasky Features
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 27, 1915 (1915-05-27)
Running time	40 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$10,611.85 [1]
Box office	$60,630.68 [1]

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The Wild Goose Chase is a 1915 American comedy-drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film was written by DeMille's brother William and starred Ina Claire. The Wild Goose Chase is now considered a lost film. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Ina Claire as Betty Wright
• Lucien Littlefield as The 'Grind'
• Helen Marlborough as Mrs. Wright
• Raymond Hatton as Mr. Wright
• Tom Forman as Bob Randall
• Ernest Joy as Mr. Randall
• Theodore Roberts as Horatio Brutus Bangs
• Tex Driscoll (uncredited)
• Mrs. Lewis McCord (uncredited)
• Florence Smythe as Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
• Jane Wolfe (uncredited)

See also

• List of lost films

References

1. Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. p. 47. ISBN   0-813-12324-0.
2. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Wild Goose Chase". silentera.com. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Wild Goose Chase

External links

• The Wild Goose Chase at IMDb
• The Wild Goose Chase at the British Film Institute ^{[ better source needed ]}
• Williams, Frank (July 1915). "The Wild Goose Chase". Photoplay . VIII (2). Chicago, Ill: Photoplay Publishing Co.: 44ff. Retrieved December 26, 2013.