The Daughters of Men

The Daughters of Men
The Daughters of Men
Directed by	George W. Terwilliger
Written by	Lawrence McCloskey
Based on	the play, The Daughters of Men; by Charles Klein
Starring	Percy Winter; William H. Turner; Gaston Bell
Production; company	Lubin Manufacturing Company
Distributed by	General Film Co.
Release date	April 13, 1914 (US);
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	English

The Daughters of Men is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by George W. Terwilliger, from a screenplay by Lawrence McCloskey. The film stars Percy Winter, William H. Turner, and Gaston Bell.

Cast list

Percy Winter as Daniel Crosby
William H. Turner as Uncle Milbank
Gaston Bell as Matthew Crosby
George Soule Spencer as John Stedman
Arthur Matthews as James Thedford
Earl Metcalfe as Jem Burress
Ethel Clayton as Louise Stolbeck
Robert Dunba as Louis Stolbeck
Kempton Greene as Reginald Crosby
Bernard Siegel as Oscar Lackett
James Daly as President McCarthy
Lila Leslie as Lilie LeslieGrace Crosby
Mabel Greene as Bella

Production

It was revealed in January 1914 that George Terwilleger would be directing the film. It was the first feature film of Terwilliger's career, and at the time, he was thought to be one of the youngest directors in Hollywood.^[2]^[3]

Reception

Variety gave the film a poor review, feeling the story was "trite" and lacked action. Although they felt the film was well cast, they stated it "is not worth the sitting through".^[4]

References

^ "The Daughters of Men". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ "Brevities of the Business". Motography. January 10, 1914. p. 33. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
^ "George Terwilliger As a Director". The Moving Picture World. January 3, 1914. p. 61. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
^ "Daughters of Men". Variety. April 24, 1914. p. 21. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

[AFI-1] "The Daughters of Men". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 23, 2020.

[2] "Brevities of the Business". Motography. January 10, 1914. p. 33. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

[3] "George Terwilliger As a Director". The Moving Picture World. January 3, 1914. p. 61. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

[4] "Daughters of Men". Variety. April 24, 1914. p. 21. Retrieved April 22, 2023.

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