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)
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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

* Ethel Barrymore on stage, screen and radio

## References[edit]

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 14 January 2018.
3. ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
4. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: American Widow". memory.loc.gov. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

## External links[edit]

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* An American Widow at IMDb
* An American Widow at AllMovie

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