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The Courage of the Commonplace
Also known as [The Courage of the Common Place]
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Ben Turbett
Cast: Leslie Austin [Johnny McLean], William Calhoun [Henry McLean], Mildred Havens [the girl], Jessie Stevens [Mrs. O’Hara], William Wadsworth [Brady], Lucia Moore [the girl’s mother], Stanley Wheatcroft (Stanhope Wheatcroft) [Brant], Ben La Mar [Terence O’Hara], Charlotte Lambert [Mrs. Brady], Lima Kaya [Babe Thomas], Edward O’Connor [the janitor], Arthur Twining Hadley [himself]
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, production; distributed by The George Kleine System [Perfection Pictures]. / Scenario by Warren Hughes, from the novel The Courage of the Commonplace by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews. Assistant director, Warren Hughes. Cinematography by Fred S. Brace. / Released 12 November 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Hadley was the president of Yale University during the film’s production.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (George Kleine collection).
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 26 August 2023.
References: Sloan-Loud pp. 61, 147 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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