''The Profiteers'' is a 1919 silent film drama directed by

George Fitzmaurice George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and Film producer, producer. Career Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940 ...

and starring

Fannie Ward Fannie Ward (born Fannie Buchanan; February 22, 1872 – January 27, 1952), also credited as Fanny Ward, was an American actress of stage and screen. Known for performing in both comedic and dramatic roles, she was cast in ''The Cheat (1915 film ...

. It was produced by Astra Film Corp. and released through

Pathé Exchange Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood's silent film, silent era. Known for its trailblazing newsreel and wide array of short film, s ...

Cast

- Beverly Randall *

John Miltern John Miltern (1870 – January 16, 1937) was an actor in theater and films in the United States. He was in the Broadway play ''Yellow Jack (play), Yellow Jack''. He was also in Channing Pollock (writer), Channing Pollock's play ''Roads of Destin ...

- Richard Randall *Leslie Stuart - Tony Terle * Edwin Stevens - Everett Dearing

Preservation

With no prints of ''The Profiteers'' located in any film archives, it is considered a

lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. ...

. In February 2021, the film was cited by the

National Film Preservation Board The United States National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) is the board selecting films for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. It was established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988. The National Film Regis ...

on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.

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* 1919 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by George Fitzmaurice Films with screenplays by Ouida Bergère American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1919 drama films Pathé Exchange films 1919 lost films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub