''Classmates'' is a 1914 silent film directed by James Kirkwood for the

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. It is based on the 1907 stage play ''Classmates'' by Margaret Turnbull and

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. It was shot in

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at the end of 1913. The film is extant today as the result of a

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in the

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. It was shown at Cinefest 2012.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Classmates''
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Cast

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first na ...

– Sylvia Randolph *

Henry B. Walthall Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Early life Henry B. Walthall was born March 16, 1878 on a ...

– Duncan Irving *

Marshall Neilan Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey N ...

– Bert Stafford *

Gertrude Robinson Gertrude Robinson (October 7, 1890 – March 19, 1962) was an American actress of the silent era. Biography She appeared in 164 films between 1908 and 1925. She was born in New York City and died in Hollywood, California. She was the fi ...

– Phyllis Stafford *

Augusta Anderson Augusta Anderson (7 November 1875 – 18 December 1951) was a Swedish film actress who appeared in several American films from 1914 to 1937. She was married to Keystone comedian and assistant director Andy Anderson. She was born in Öberga, ...

– Mrs. Stafford *

Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; 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 ...

– Dumble *

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was previously the nati ...

– Mr. Irving ''unbilled'' *

Dorothy Bernard Nora Dorothy Bernard (June 25, 1890 – December 15, 1955) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1908 and 1956. Biography She was born Nora Dorothy Bernard in Port Elizabeth, British Cape Colo ...

– Bit *

Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. Early years Mu ...

– Man

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* * 1914 films American silent short films American black-and-white films Biograph Company films American films based on plays Silent American drama films 1914 drama films 1914 short films Films directed by James Kirkwood Sr. 1910s American films {{1910s-short-drama-film-stub

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