Mary Jane's Pa (1917 film)

Last updated
Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa (1917, advertisement).jpg
Directed by Charles Brabin
William P.S. Earle
Written by Edith Ellis (play)
A. Van Buren Powell
Starring Marc McDermott
Mildred Manning
Eulalie Jensen
Cinematography John W. Brown
Production
company
Distributed by Greater Vitagraph
Release date
  • August 13, 1917 (1917-08-13)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Mary Jane's Pa is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and William P.S. Earle and starring Marc McDermott, Mildred Manning and Eulalie Jensen. [1]

Contents

It is based on the 1906 play Mary Jane's Pa by Edith Ellis, later adapted into a 1935 sound film of the same title.

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Brabin</span> British-American film director (1882–1957)

Charles Brabin was a British-American film director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eulalie Jensen</span> American actress

Eulalie Jensen was an American actress on the New York stage and in silent films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marc McDermott</span> Australian-American actor (1871-1929)

Marcus McDermott was an Australian actor who starred on Broadway and in over 180 American films from 1909 until his death.

<i>Baby Brother</i> 1927 film

Baby Brother is a 1927 American Our Gang short film. It was the 61st Our Gang short to be released. It marks the first appearance of long-term member Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins.

<i>Wine of Youth</i> 1924 film

Wine of Youth is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by King Vidor, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, shortly after the merger which created MGM in April 1924. Vidor did not consider it important enough to mention in his autobiography, although it did advance the careers of three young stars-to-be: Ben Lyon, Eleanor Boardman, and William Haines.

<i>Strong Boy</i> 1929 film

Strong Boy is a 1929 American sound comedy film directed by John Ford. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using the sound-on-film Movietone process. The film, which was Ford's last silent film, is now considered to be lost. A trailer for the film was discovered in the New Zealand Film Archive in 2010 and subsequently preserved by the Academy Film Archive the same year.

<i>The Passion Flower</i> 1921 film by Herbert Brenon

The Passion Flower is a 1921 American drama film starring Norma Talmadge, Courtenay Foote, and Eulalie Jensen, and directed by Herbert Brenon. It is based on the 1913 Spanish play The Unloved Woman by Jacinto Benavente. The play was translated into English by John Garrett Underhill as The Passion Flower and successfully produced in 1920 in New York City. The plot of the film involves the forbidden love of a man for his stepdaughter which leads to tragedy and murder.

<i>Rags to Riches</i> (1922 film) 1922 film

Rags to Riches is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Wallace Worsley and written by Walter DeLeon and William Nigh. The film stars Wesley Barry, Niles Welch, Ruth Renick, Russell Simpson, Minna Redman, and Richard Tucker. The film was released by Warner Bros. on September 24, 1922.

The Sap is a 1926 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. It is based on the 1924 play The Sap by William A. Grew. The film stars Kenneth Harlan, Heinie Conklin, Mary McAllister, David Butler, Eulalie Jensen and John Cossar. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 20, 1926.

<i>A Man of Sentiment</i> 1933 film by Richard Thorpe

A Man of Sentiment is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Marian Marsh, Owen Moore and Christian Rub.

Bachelor Brides is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Rod La Rocque, Elinor Fair and Eulalie Jensen. It is based on a 1925 British-set stage play by Charles Horace Malcolm.

<i>The Measure of a Man</i> (1916 film) 1915 film by Jack Conway

The Measure of a Man is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Louise Lovely and Katherine Campbell.

The Mainspring is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Ben F. Wilson, Wilbur Higby and Francelia Billington.

<i>The Man Life Passed By</i> 1923 film directed by Victor Schertzinger

The Man Life Passed By is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Percy Marmont, Jane Novak, and Eva Novak. The Novak sisters portray two sisters in the film.

<i>Trouble Busters</i> 1933 film by Lewis D. Collins

Trouble Busters is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Hoxie, Lane Chandler and Kaye Edwards.

<i>Alimony Madness</i> 1933 film

Alimony Madness is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Helen Chandler, Leon Ames, and Edward Earle. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.

Mildred Pitts Walter is an American children's book writer, known for her works featuring African-American protagonists. Walter has written over 20 books for young readers, including fiction and nonfiction. Several of her books have won or been named to the honor list of the Coretta Scott King Awards. A native of Louisiana who later moved to Denver, Walter was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. She published her autobiography, Something Inside So Strong: Life in Pursuit of Choice, Courage, and Change, in 2019.

<i>Hungry Eyes</i> (film) 1918 film

Hungry Eyes is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Monroe Salisbury, Ruth Clifford and Gretchen Lederer.

Babette is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Marc McDermott, Peggy Hyland and Templar Saxe.

<i>Man and His Woman</i> 1920 film

Man and His Woman is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Eulalie Jensen and May McAvoy.

References

  1. Parish & Pitts p.42

Bibliography