The Man from Mexico
Encyclopedia
The Man from Mexico is a 1914 silent film produced by the Famous Players Film Company
and Daniel Frohman
. It starred John Barrymore
in his second feature film and was remade in 1926 as Let's Get Married
starring Richard Dix
. The film was rereleased by Paramount in 1919 as part of the company's "Success Series" reissue of early successes. The Man from Mexico is now a lost
film.
The film is based on a Broadway play by Henry A. DuSouchet and was first performed in 1897 with William Collier, Sr.. Collier toured the play and it became a staple of his repertoire.
Famous Players Film Company
The Famous Players Film Company was founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, the powerful New York City theatre impresarios. The company advertised "Famous Players in Famous Plays" and its first release was the French film Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth starring...
and Daniel Frohman
Daniel Frohman
Daniel Frohman was a Jewish American theatrical producer and manager, and an early film producer.Frohman was born in Sandusky, Ohio...
. It starred John Barrymore
John Barrymore
John Sidney Blyth , better known as John Barrymore, was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III...
in his second feature film and was remade in 1926 as Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married (1926 film)
Let's Get Married is a 1926 silent film comedy produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It's directed by Gregory La Cava and stars Richard Dix and Lois Wilson. The film is based on an 1897 play The Man from Mexico by Henry A. Du Souchet performed by William Collier, Sr....
starring Richard Dix
Richard Dix
Richard Dix was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero.-Early life:...
. The film was rereleased by Paramount in 1919 as part of the company's "Success Series" reissue of early successes. The Man from Mexico is now a lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
film.
The film is based on a Broadway play by Henry A. DuSouchet and was first performed in 1897 with William Collier, Sr.. Collier toured the play and it became a staple of his repertoire.
Cast
- John BarrymoreJohn BarrymoreJohn Sidney Blyth , better known as John Barrymore, was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III...
- Fitzhugh - Wellington Playter - Prison Warden
- Harold LockwoodHarold LockwoodHarold A. Lockwood was an American silent film actor and one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s.-Career:...
- Danton - Pauline Neff - Clementia Fitzhew
- Anton Ascher - Schmidt
- Fred Annerly - Louis
- Winona Winter - Sally
- Nathaniel Sack