The Man Who Forgot (1917 film)

The Man Who Forgot
Lobby poster
Directed by Emile Chautard
George Archainbaud (ass't director)
Produced by World Film Corporation
Paragon Films
Written by James J. Hay
Starring Robert Warwick
Cinematography Philip Hatkin
Lucien Tainguy
Distributed by World Film Company
Release date
January 15, 1917
Running time
5 reels
Country USA
Language Silent

The Man Who Forgot is a lost[1] 1917 silent film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick.[2]

Cast

  • Robert Warwick - The Man (aka John Smith)
  • Doris Kenyon - Edith Mallon
  • Gerda Holmes - The Woman, (or Mary Leslie
  • Alex Shannon - Al Simpson (*billed Alex K. Shannon)
  • Ralph Delmore - Senator Mallon
  • John Reinhardt - Charles Waller
  • Frederick Truesdell - Congressman Mannersley (*as Frederick C. Truesdell)

Plot

An opium addict living in China decides to return home to the United Stated, only to become addicted to alcohol. He decides to stop drinking after forgetting his past and realizing what he has become. He changes his name to John Smith and starts fighting against liquor interests.

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