Please Help Emily
| Please Help Emily | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dell Henderson |
| Produced by | Empire All Star company(Charles Frohman) |
| Written by |
H. H. Harwood (play) Joseph F. Poland(scenario) |
| Starring | Ann Murdock |
| Cinematography | William Crolly |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film |
Release dates | November 19, 1917 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
Please Help Emily is 1917 silent comedy-drama film starring Ann Murdock and directed by Dell Henderson. It is based on the 1916 Broadway play Please Help Emily that starred Ann Murdock. Charles Frohman's company, of whom Murdock was employed on the stage, produced the film and released it through Mutual Film. It is now lost.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Ann Murdock - Emily Delmar
- Hubert Druce - Professor Delmar
- Amy Veness - Mrs. Lethbridge
- Grace Carlyle - Julia Marchmont (*as Grace Carlisle)
- Katherine Stewart - Mrs. Moxon
- Rex McDougall - Richard Trotter
- Ferdinand Gottschalk - Herbert Threadgold
- John Harwood - Francis
- Jules Raucort - Rene Dufour
- Halbert Brown - Honorable Samuel Lethbridge
References
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- ↑ Please Help Emily as produced on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre August 14, 1916, 40 performances; IBDb.com
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Please Help Emily