''The Marcellini Millions'' is a 1917 American

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silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by

Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...

and written by George Beban and Edith M. Kennedy. The film stars George Beban,

Helen Jerome Eddy Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a motion picture actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917). Early years Edd ...

, Pietro Sosso, Henry Woodward,

Fred Huntley Fred Huntley (29 August 1862 in London, England – 1 November 1931 in Hollywood, California) was an English silent film actor and director. Fred Huntley made his theater debut at London's Covent Garden in 1879. After years as the leading ...

and Mae Gaston. The film was released on May 14, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. A print is preserved in the

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collection.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Marcellini Millions''
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Plot

Cast

* George Beban as Guido Bartelli *

as Antoinetta Bartelli *Pietro Sosso as Leo Marcellini *Henry Woodward as Wade Crosby *

as Mr. Hargrave *Mae Gaston as Nancy Harris *W.H. Bainbridge as E.J. Waring *

Eugene Pallette Eugene William Pallette (July 8, 1889 – September 3, 1954) was an American actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946. After an early career as a slender leading man, ...

as Mr. Murray *

Adele Farrington Adele Farrington (1867 – 19 December 1936) was an American actress of the silent film era. Biography Born Anna King in Brooklyn, New York, Farrington was a stage actress before appearing in 74 films between 1914 and 1926. She was a relatively ...

as Mrs. Murray

References

External links

* * 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Donald Crisp American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub