''Almost a Wild Man'' is a 1913 Canadian silent short black and white film directed by

Dell Henderson George Adelbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, film director, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific film career in the early days of silent film. Biography Born in the southwest ...

, written by

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres. He is best know ...

and starring

Dorothy Gish Dorothy Elizabeth Gish (March 11, 1898June 4, 1968) was an American stage and screen actress. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted int ...

Cast

* Charles Murray as McDoo * Gus Pixley as The Wild Man * Edward Dillon as Rooly, Pooly, Dooly * Clarence L. Barr as Guppy (of Guppy and Fugg) * Bud Duncan as Fugg (of Guppy and Fugg) / Sideshow Patron * Kathleen Butler as Actress in The Rise & Fall of McDoo * Florence Lee as Actress in The Rise & Fall of McDoo *

as Miss Smart / Sideshow Patron * William J. Butler as Policeman / In Audience *

Gertrude Bambrick Gertrude Bambrick (August 24, 1897 – January 10, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 60 films between 1912 and 1916. Biography Bambrick was married twice. Her first marriage to early film director Marshall Neil ...

as Member of Lizzy and Her Dancing Girls Troupe / Blackface Sideshow Patron * Viola Barry as In Audience *

Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blyth; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' A Free Soul'' (1931) ...

as In Audience *

George Beranger George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), was an Australian-born silent film actor, director and film writer in New York and Hollywood.Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central ...

as In Audience * Adelaide Bronti as In Audience *

Christy Cabanne William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor. Biography Born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) was educated at the Culver Military ...

as In Audience * William A. Carroll as In Audience * Nan Christy as Member of Lizzy and Her Dancing Girls Troupe * John T. Dillon as In Audience * Charles Gorman as At Stage Door / Sideshow Patron *

Harry Hyde Harry Hyde (January 17, 1925 – May 13, 1996) was a leading crew chief in NASCAR stock car racing in the 1960s through the 1980s, winning 56 races and 88 pole positions. He was the 1970 championship crew chief for Bobby Isaac. He inspired t ...

as In Audience * J. Jiquel Lanoe as In Audience * Jennie Lee as In Audience *

Adolph Lestina Adolph Lestina (1861 – August 23, 1923) was an American stage and film actor who was a member of D. W. Griffith's stock company of film actors. Career He received positive notice for his performance in Justin McCarthy's ''If I Were King'' an ...

as In Audience *

Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowel ...

as In Audience *

Alfred Paget Alfred Paget (2 June 1879 – 8 October 1919) was an English silent film actor best known for his portrayal of Prince Belshazzar in D.W. Griffith's 1916 historical epic ''Intolerance''. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1908 and ...

as In Audience * W.C. Robinson as In Audience *

Kate Toncray Kate Toncray (1867 – December 6, 1927) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1905 and 1925. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Manhattan, New York City.Canadian silent short films Canadian black-and-white films Films directed by Dell Henderson Films directed by William Beaudine Films with screenplays by William Beaudine Biograph Company films General Film Company Canadian comedy short films 1910s Canadian films