An American Citizen

An American Citizen is a 1914 American silent romantic comedy film directed by J. Searle Dawley.[1] The film is noteworthy as the feature film debut of John Barrymore. Distributed by Famous Players Film Company, the film is based on the 1897 Broadway play of the same name by Madeleine Lucette Ryley.[2] The film is now presumed lost.[3]

newspaper advertisement
An American Citizen
Scene from a newspaper
Directed byJ. Searle Dawley
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Based onAn American Citizen
by Madeleine Lucette Reilly
StarringJohn Barrymore
Distributed byFamous Players Film Company
Release date
  • January 14, 1914 (1914-01-14) (United States)
Running time
4 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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See also
  • List of Paramount Pictures films
  • John Barrymore filmography

References
  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:An American Citizen
  2. Tibbetts, John C (1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. John C. p. 69. ISBN 0-879-72289-4.
  3. Tibbetts, John C.; Welsh, James M, eds. (2010). American Classic Screen Features. Scarecrow Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-810-87679-5.
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:An Anmerican Citizen


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