Her Excellency, the Governor (1917)
James Barclay is elected to the office of governor on the machine ticket. Sylvia Marlowe, a lawyer whom Barclay has loved for years, refuses to marry him because she fears that Barclay's ambition is causing him to disregard ethics and justice. When he is persuaded by the political boss to veto a child labor measure, Sylvia determines to run for the office of lieutenant governor and is elected.
- Date of release
- 1917-06-24
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Albert Parker
Casting
- Wilfred Lucas — James Barclay
- Hedda Hopper — Sylvia Marlowe
- Joseph Kilgour — Joe Keller
- Regan Hughston — Governor's Secretary
- Walter Walker — Capitalist
- Edith Speare — Lieutenant Governor's Secretary
- Albert Perry — Reform Senator
Interesting facts
Her Excellency, the Governor is a 1917 American silent drama film produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. Directed by Albert Parker, the film stars Elda Milar, who later became well known as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper. The film is loosely based the play His Excellency, the Governor, by Robert Marshall.
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