''Snobs'' is a surviving 1915 American

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directed by

Oscar Apfel Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927. Biography Ap ...

, written by

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, and starring

Victor Moore Victor Fred Moore (February 24, 1876 – July 23, 1962) was an American actor of stage and screen, a major Broadway star from the late 1920s through the 1930s. He was also a writer and director, but is best remembered today as a comedian, play ...

Anita King Anita King (born Anna Keppen; August 14, 1884 – June 10, 1963) was an American stunt driver, actress, and thoroughbred racehorse owner. In 1915, she became the first woman to drive a car unaccompanied across the United States, with her ...

Ernest Joy Ernest C. Joy (January 20, 1878 – February 12, 1924) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 76 films between 1911 and 1920. Selected filmography * '' Article 47, L (1913) * '' Salomy Jane'' (1914) * '' ...

, Constance Johnson and

Florence Dagmar Florence Dagmar Oberg (October 22, 1895 – May 7, 1986) was an American silent film actress. She had several leading roles and worked for the Famous Players–Lasky film company, appearing at least twice with Thomas Meighan and Victor Moore wh ...

. It was released on April 12, 1915, by

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. The film was Moore's feature film debut.

Plot

How Henry, the milkman, is treated by the snobs after he inherits $20m.

Cast

as Henry Disney *

as Ethel Hamilton *

as Mr. Phipps *Constance Johnson as Laura Phipps *Florence Dagmar * Jode Mullally

Preservation status

*Formerly thought lost, a copy is held in the

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collection Packard. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''.The Snob''
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References

External links

* 1915 films 1915 comedy films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films 1910s rediscovered films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language comedy films Films directed by Oscar Apfel Paramount Pictures films Rediscovered American films Silent American comedy films Surviving American silent films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub