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.
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
- ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". www.afi.com.
- ^ "Slacker". memory.loc.gov. 25 October 2017.
External links
Media related to The Slacker at Wikimedia Commons- The Slacker at IMDb
