The Boss (1915 film)

The Boss is a 1915 silent film produced by William A. Brady and released through his World Film Company. The film is based on a 1911 play by Edward Sheldon called The Boss. On stage it starred Holbrook Blinn and Emily Stevens. In this silent version Holbrook Blinn reprises his role from the Broadway play but Emily Stevens is replaced by Alice Brady, the daughter of producer William Brady.[1][2]

The Boss
Directed byEmile Chautard
Produced byWilliam A. Brady
Based onThe Boss
by Edward Sheldon
StarringHolbrook Blinn
Alice Brady
CinematographyLucien Tainguy
Distributed byWorld Film Company
Release date
  • May 24, 1915 (1915-05-24)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

Cast
  • Holbrook Blinn – Michael R. Regan
  • Alice Brady – Emily Griswold
  • William Marion – Archbishop Sullivan
  • Charles S. Abbe – James D. Griswold
  • Bert Starkey – Porkey McCoy
  • Frederick Truesdell – Scanlan
  • Julia Stuart – Mrs. Regan
  • Douglas MacLean – Regan's Secretary, Robert (*as Douglas McLean)
  • R. B. Mantell Jr. – Regan's Butler, Gates
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References
  1. The Boss at silentera.com
  2. The Boss as produced on Broadway at the Astor Theatre, January 30, 1911 to April 1911, 88 performances; IBDb.com
  • The Boss on IMDb
  • The Boss synopsis at AllMovie
  • Lawrence, Elwell (July 1915). "The Boss". Photoplay. Chicago, Ill: Photoplay Publishing Co. VIII (2): 140ff. Retrieved 26 December 2013.


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