A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Weaker Vessel
(1919) United States of America
B&W : [?] Five or Six? reels
Directed by Paul Powell

Cast: Mary MacLaren [Abby Hopkins], Thurston Hall [J. Booth Hunter], Johnnie Cooke [J.B. Hanks], Anne Schaffer (Anne Schaefer) [Mrs. Hopkins], John MacKay [Matthew Hopkins], Ethel Ritchie [Ruth Sterner], Little Zoe Rae [Jane], Lena Baskette (Lina Basquette) [Jessie]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [A Universal Special Attraction]. / Scenario by Elmer Ellsworth, from a screen story by Elmer Ellsworth. Cinematography by Allen G. Siegler and Allen M. Davey. / © 20 June 1919 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP13877]. Released 30 June 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama: Romance.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 30 November 2023.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 33 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.