''The Slacker'' is a 1917 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

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 ...

and starring Emily Stevens. It was produced and distributed by

Metro Pictures Metro Pictures Corporation was a Film, motion picture production company founded in early 1915 in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The company produced its films in New York, Los Angeles, and sometimes at le ...

. A popular film with the

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causing a spike in Army recruitment just after the US entry into

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

Cast

* Emily Stevens as Margaret Christy * Walter Miller as Robert Wallace *

Leo Delaney Leo Delaney (1879 or 1885–1920) was an American stage and silent film actor. He was born in Vermont and died in New York City, a victim of pneumonia. A popular early film actor, he began in 1907 with the Vitagraph Company in New York and spent ...

as John Harding *

Daniel Jarrett Daniel Jarrett (November 6, 1886 or 1894 - March 13, 1938) was an actor and screenwriter in the United States. He was the brother of screenwriter and actor Arthur L. Jarrett. He acted in the 1914 film '' The Scales of Justice (film)'', the 1916 ...

as Henry Wallace *

Eugene Borden Eugene Borden (born Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin, March 21, 1897 – July 2, 1971) was a French-American actor, active in Hollywood from the silent era until the mid-1960's. Born in Paris, he immigrated to the United States as a teenager, and e ...

as George Wallace *

Millicent Fisher Millicent or Milicent is a feminine given name that has been in use since the Middle Ages. The English form ''Millicent'' derives from the Old French '' Melisende'', stemming from the Germanic name ''Amalasuintha'' ( from ''amal'' meaning, "work" ...

as Virginia Lambert *Sue Balfour as Mrs. Christy *

Mathilde Brundage Mathilde Brundage (September 22, 1859 – May 6, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in 87 films between 1914 and 1928. Also known as Bertha Brundage, she was born in Louisville, Kentucky. For much of her life, her family thwarted her des ...

as Mrs. McAllister *Ivy Ward as Child with Flag (credited as Baby Ivy Ward) *

Charles Fang Charles Fang was an American actor and comedian who was active in Hollywood primarily during the silent era. He was active on Broadway from 1930 to 1935. He was known in his time as "the greatest Chinese actor in America." Biography Fang was ...

as Valet *Belle Bruce - ? *Dorothy Haydel - ? * W. E. Lawrence - ? *Gilbert P. Hamilton - ? * Evelyn Converse - ?

Preservation

The film is preserved by MGM with possible deposit at

George Eastman House The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as George Eastman House and the International Museum of Photography and Film, is a photography museum in Rochester, New York. Opened to the public in 1949, is the oldest museum dedicated to photography ...

References

External links

* * 1917 films American silent feature films Films directed by Christy Cabanne Metro Pictures films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1917 drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub