''Special Messenger'' is a 1911 American silent film produced by

Kalem Company The Kalem Company was an early American film studio founded in New York City in 1907. It was one of the first companies to make films abroad and to set up winter production facilities, first in Florida and then in California. Kalem was sold to V ...

and distributed by General Film. It was directed by

Sidney Olcott Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott; September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. Biography Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great dire ...

with himself,

Gene Gauntier Gene Gauntier (born Genevieve Gauntier Liggett, August 26, 1885 – December 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director, and actress in films from mid 1906 t ...

and JP McGowan in the leading roles.

Cast

* JP McGowan

Production notes

External links

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''Special Messenger''
website dedicated to Sidney Olcott 1911 films American silent short films Short films directed by Sidney Olcott 1911 short films American black-and-white films 1910s American films Silent American thriller films American thriller short films {{thriller-film-stub