The Man from Mexico

1914 film

November 2, 1914 (1914-11-02)

Running time

5 reels (5,145 feet)CountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

The Man from Mexico is a 1914 silent film produced by the Famous Players Film Company and Daniel Frohman. It starred John Barrymore in his second feature film and was remade in 1926 as Let's Get Married starring Richard Dix. The film was rereleased by Paramount in 1919 as part of the company's "Success Series" reissue of early successes. The Man from Mexico is now a lost film.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The film is based on a Broadway play by Henry A. DuSouchet and was first performed in 1897 with William Collier, Sr. Collier toured the play and it became a staple of his repertoire.^[5]

Cast

John Barrymore - Fitzhugh
Wellington Playter - Prison Warden
Harold Lockwood - Danton
Pauline Neff - Clementia Fitzhew
Anton Ascher - Schmidt
Fred Annerly - Louis
Winona Winter - Sally
Nathaniel Sack

References

^ "The Man from Mexico". Silentera.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films:1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Man from Mexico
^ John Barrymore, A Bio-bibliography by Martin E. Norden, c.1995; (films rereleased by Paramount as part of their ("Success Series")
^ The Broadway League (1909-05-10). "The Man from Mexico as presented on Broadway and subsequent revival". Ibdb.com. Retrieved 2013-10-10.