An American Widow Explained

An American Widow
Director:	Frank Reicher
Studio:	Metro Pictures
Starring:	Ethel Barrymore Irving Cummings
Cinematography:	George Webber William H. Tuers
Distributor:	Metro Pictures
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

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.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• 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

With no copies of An American Widow located in any film archives,^[3] it is considered a lost film.

See also

• Ethel Barrymore on stage, screen and radio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: An American Widow . silentera.com. 14 January 2018.
2. Web site: Detail view of Movies Page. Afi.com. 14 January 2018.
3. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: American Widow . 14 January 2018. memory.loc.gov. 14 January 2018.