The Slacker

1917 American film
  • July 16, 1917 (1917-07-16)
Running time
6 or 7 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Slacker is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Emily Stevens. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures.

The Slacker ad in Motion Picture News,1917

A popular film with the U.S. Army causing a spike in Army recruitment just after the US entry into World War I.[1]

Cast

  • Emily Stevens as Margaret Christy
  • Walter Miller as Robert Wallace
  • Leo Delaney as John Harding
  • Daniel Jarrett as Henry Wallace
  • Eugene Borden as George Wallace
  • Millicent Fisher as Virginia Lambert
  • Sue Balfour as Mrs. Christy
  • Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. McAllister
  • Ivy Ward as Child with Flag (credited as Baby Ivy Ward)
  • Charles Fang as Valet
  • Belle Bruce - ?
  • Dorothy Haydel - ?
  • W. E. Lawrence - ?
  • Gilbert P. Hamilton - ?
  • Evelyn Converse - ?

Preservation

The film is preserved by MGM with possible deposit at George Eastman House.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". www.afi.com.
  2. ^ "Slacker". memory.loc.gov. 25 October 2017.

External links

  • Media related to The Slacker at Wikimedia Commons
  • The Slacker at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
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