Madam Who? Explained

Madam Who?
Director:	Reginald Barker
Studio:	Paralta Plays
Starring:	Bessie Barriscale
Cinematography:	Clyde De Vinna
Distributor:	W. W. Hodkinson Corporation General Film Company
Runtime:	7 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Madam Who? is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Paralta Plays and distributed through W. W. Hodkinson Corporation and the General Film Company.

The film was adapted from a Harold MacGrath story by Monte M. Katterjohn and Clyde De Vinna. Art direction for the film was done by Robert Brunton.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Bessie Barriscale as Jeanne Beaufort
• Edward Coxen as John Armitage
• Howard Hickman as Henry Morgan
• Joseph J. Dowling as 'Parson' John Kennedy
• David Hartford as Alan Crandall
• Fanny Midgley as Mrs. Howard
• Nick Cogley as Mose
• Eugene Pallette as Lt. Conroy
• Wallace Worsley as Albert Lockhart
• Clarence Barr as President Abraham Lincoln
• Bert Hadley as General Grant

Preservation

A 35 mm print of Madam Who? is held by the Library of Congress, though its database entry does not specify if the print is complete.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of films and television shows about the American Civil War

Notes and References

1. Web site: Madam Who . afi.com . March 26, 2024.
2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Madam Who . March 26, 2024 . silentera.com.
3. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: Madam Who . March 26, 2024 . Library of Congress.
4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.109 c.1978 American Film Institute