An American Widow

1917 American film

An American Widow

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Directed by| Frank Reicher
Based on| An American Widow
by Kellett Chambers c.1909[1]
Starring| Ethel Barrymore
Irving Cummings
Cinematography| George Webber
William H. Tuers

Production
company

Metro Pictures

Distributed by| Metro Pictures

Release date

* December 17, 1917 (1917-12-17)

Running time

| 5 reels
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

This article is about the 1917 silent film. For the 2008 graphic novel, see American Widow.

Scene from the film. Another scene from the film.

An American Widow is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Ethel Barrymore. It is based on a 1909 play by Kellett Chambers. Metro Pictures produced and distributed.[2][3]

## Cast

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* Ethel Barrymore as Elizabeth Carter
* Irving Cummings as Jasper Mallory
* Dudley Hawley as Earlof Dettminster
* Ernest Stallard as Augustus Tucker
* Charles Dickson as Theodore Bacon
* Alfred Kappler as Pitney Carter
* Arthur Lewis as Carstairs
* Pearl Browne as Mme. Albani

## Preservation

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With no copies of An American Widow located in any film archives,[4] it is considered a lost film.

## See also

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* Ethel Barrymore on stage, screen and radio

## References

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1. ^ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/an-american-widow-1546 "An American Widow", play, at the Hudson Theatre; September–October 1909
2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: An American Widow". silentera.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
3. ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
4. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: American Widow". memory.loc.gov. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

## External links

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