The Easiest Way is a 1917 American silent film starring Clara Kimball Young and directed by Albert Capellani. It is based on a 1909 play, The Easiest Way by Eugene Walter, staged by David Belasco and starred Frances Starr as Laura Murdock. Belasco and Starr revived the play in 1921.[1][2][3] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[4]
| The Easiest Way | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Albert Capellani |
| Written by | Albert Capellani and Frederick Chapin |
| Based on | The Easiest Way 1909 play by Eugene Walter |
| Produced by | Clara Kimball Young Company |
| Starring | Clara Kimball Young |
| Cinematography | Jacques Monteran Hal Young |
| Distributed by | Selznick Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent (English intertitles) |
Actor Joseph Kilgour reprises his role as Brockton from the Broadway play.
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Clara Kimball Young - Laura Murdock
- Louise Bates - Elfie St. Clair
- Joseph Kilgour - Willard Brockton
- Rockliffe Fellowes - John Madison
- Cleo Desmond - Annie
- George Stevens - Jim Weston
- Frank Kingdon - Burgess
- Mae Hopkins - Nellie De Vere
- Walter McEwen - Jerry
References
edit- ^ The Easiest Way: The Clara Kimball Young website, by Greta deGroat
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Fil Institute, c.1988
- ^ The Easiest Way produced on Broadway at the Stuyvesant Theatre, January 19, 1909 to June 1909; IBDB.com
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Easiest Way (1917) at SilentEra.com
External links
edit- The Easiest Way at IMDb
- The Easiest Way synopsis at AllMovie
- The Easiest Way at the TCM Movie Database
- The Easiest Way at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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