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Public Be Damned

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Public Be Damned
Directed byStanner E.V. Taylor
Written byStanner E.V. Taylor
Starring
Production
company
Public Rights Film
Distributed bySelect Pictures
Release date
  • July 2, 1917 (1917-07-02)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Public Be Damned is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Mary Fuller, Charles Richman and Chester Barnett. The film's negative portrayal of food hoarding at a time of increased shortages due to the American entry into World War I led to it being publicly endorsed by Herbert Hoover, who shot a prologue to introduce the film. It was followed shortly afterwards by a similarly-themed production The Food Gamblers by Allan Dwan.[1]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Lombardi p.77

Bibliography

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  • Frederic Lombardi. Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland, 2013.
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