Susan's Gentleman (1917)
Nancy Croyden, born of British nobility, languishes in the slums of New York after she elopes with Terrence Flynn, a groom on her father's estate. Nancy dies there, leaving behind a daughter, Susan Flynn, who grows to adulthood in the Bowery. In search of her family, Susan returns to England where she befriends Sir Bevis Neville, an English peer in disguise.
- Date of release
- 1917-04-02
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Edwin Stevens
Casting
- Violet Mersereau — Nancy Croyden / Susan Flynn
- Maud Cooling — Ora Tourette
- Bradley Barker — Terrence Flynn
- Sidney Mason — Tom Neville (as Sydney Mason)
- William O'Neill — Sir Bevis Neville
- James O'Neill — Sir Jeffrey Croyden
Interesting facts
Susan's Gentleman is a lost 1917 silent film feature drama directed by Edwin Stevens, a stage actor who made a foray into silent films, and starred Violet Mersereau. It was produced by Bluebird Photoplays and released through the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. This film has an appearance by James O'Neill, famed for The Count of Monte Cristo, here making a rare screen appearance.
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