The Country Boy (1915)
Showing the temptations in a big city, along the Great White Way.
Tom, a young man in a small town, wants to marry his sweetheart Jane, but Jane's father won't allow it until Tom proves he can support her. Tom heads to New York City to make his fortune and prove to Jane's father that he has what it takes, but he meets and falls in love with Amy, a chorus girl who already has a wealthy suitor. Complications ensue.
- Date of release
- 1915-02-18
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Frederick A. Thomson
Casting
- Marshall Neilan — Tom Wilson
- Florence Dagmar — Jane Belknap
- Dorothy Green — Amy Leroy
- Loyola O'Connor — Mrs. Wilson
- Horace B. Carpenter — Merkle
- Edgar Lewis — Weinstein
- Ernest Joy — Judge Belknap
- Tex Driscoll — Hez
- Al Ernest Garcia — Jimmy Michaelson
- Erich von Stroheim — Diner in Restaurant
- Mrs. Lewis McCord — Mrs. Bannon
Interesting facts
The Country Boy is a lost 1915 American comedy silent film directed by Frederick A. Thomson based upon a play by Edgar Selwyn. The film stars Marshall Neilan, Florence Dagmar, Dorothy Green, Loyola O'Connor, Mrs. Lewis McCord, and Horace B. Carpenter. The film was released on February 18, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
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