Boots (film) explained

Boots
Director:	Elmer Clifton
Producer:	New Art Film
Story:	Martha W. Pittman Stanner E. V. Taylor
Starring:	Dorothy Gish Richard Barthelmess
Cinematography:	John Leezer
Distributor:	Famous Players–Lasky Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Boots is a lost^[1] 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Dorothy Gish. It was produced by D. W. Griffith, his New Art Film Co., and distributed through Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Dorothy Gish as "Boots"
• Richard Barthelmess as Everett White
• Fontaine La Rue as Madame De Valdee
• Edward Peil, Sr. as Nicholas Jerome
• Kate Toncray as Lydia Hampstead
• Raymond Cannon as The Chauffeur

Release

The film played at the Strand Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand, shortly before Christmas in 1919.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3887/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Boots
2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=15388 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Boots
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/Boots1919.html Progressive Silent Film List: Boots
4. The Sun. Volume VI. Issue 1826. 20 December 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 15 January 2016