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The Boss
The Boss
Directed by	Emile Chautard
Based on	The Boss; by Edward Sheldon
Produced by	William A. Brady
Starring	Holbrook Blinn; Alice Brady
Cinematography	Lucien Tainguy
Distributed by	World Film Company
Release date	May 24, 1915;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

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The Boss is a 1915 silent film produced by William A. Brady and released through his World Film Company. The film is based on a 1911 play by Edward Sheldon called The Boss. On stage it starred Holbrook Blinn and Emily Stevens. In this silent version Holbrook Blinn reprises his role from the Broadway play but Emily Stevens is replaced by Alice Brady, the daughter of producer William Brady.^[1]^[2] The Boss is considered a lost film.^[3]

Plot

Cast

Holbrook Blinn – Michael R. Regan
Alice Brady – Emily Griswold
William Marion – Archbishop Sullivan
Charles S. Abbe – James D. Griswold
Bert Starkey – Porkey McCoy
Frederick Truesdell – Scanlan
Julia Stuart – Mrs. Regan
Douglas MacLean – Regan's Secretary, Robert (*as Douglas McLean)
R. B. Mantell Jr. – Regan's Butler, Gates

References

External links

The Boss at IMDb
Lawrence, Elwell (July 1915). "The Boss". Photoplay. VIII (2). Chicago, Ill: Photoplay Publishing Co.: 140ff. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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[1] The Boss at silentera.com

[2] The Boss as produced on Broadway at the Astor Theatre, January 30, 1911 to April 1911, 88 performances; IBDb.com

[3] The Boss at IMDb

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 | name           = The Boss
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+| caption        =
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 | director       = [[Emile Chautard]]
 | producer       = [[William A. Brady]]
-| writer         = [[Edward Sheldon]](play:''The Boss'')
+| based_on       = {{based on|''The Boss''|[[Edward Sheldon]]}}
+| writer         =
 | starring       = [[Holbrook Blinn]]<br>[[Alice Brady]]
 | music          =
 | cinematography = Lucien Tainguy
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 | distributor    = [[World Film Company]]
-| released       = May 24, 1915
+| released       = {{Film date|1915|5|24}}
-| runtime        = 5 reels
+| runtime        = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
 | country        = United States
-| language       = Silent film(English intertitles)
+| language       = Silent film (English intertitles)
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-'''''The Boss''''' is a 1915 silent film produced by [[William A. Brady]] and released through his [[World Film Company]]. The film is based on a 1911 play by [[Edward Sheldon]] called ''The Boss''. On stage it starred [[Holbrook Blinn]] and [[Emily Stevens (actress)|Emily Stevens]]. In this silent version Holbrook Blinn reprises his role from the Broadway play but Emily Stevens is replaced by [[Alice Brady]], the daughter of producer William Brady.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/Boss1915.html ''The Boss'' at silentera.com]</ref> <ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=6997 ''The Boss'' as produced on Broadway at the Astor Theatre, January 30, 1911 to April 1911, 88 performances; IBDb.com]</ref>
+'''''The Boss''''' is a 1915 silent film produced by [[William A. Brady]] and released through his [[World Film Company]]. The film is based on a 1911 play by [[Edward Sheldon]] called ''The Boss''. On stage it starred [[Holbrook Blinn]] and [[Emily Stevens (actress)|Emily Stevens]]. In this silent version Holbrook Blinn reprises his role from the Broadway play but Emily Stevens is replaced by [[Alice Brady]], the daughter of producer William Brady.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/Boss1915.html ''The Boss'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=6997 ''The Boss'' as produced on Broadway at the Astor Theatre, January 30, 1911 to April 1911, 88 performances; IBDb.com]</ref>  '''''The Boss''''' is considered a lost film.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004992 ''The Boss'' at IMDb]</ref>
+==Plot==
+{{no plot|date=June 2022}}
 ==Cast==
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 *[[Douglas MacLean]] – Regan's Secretary, Robert (*as Douglas McLean)
 *R. B. Mantell Jr. – Regan's Butler, Gates
-Like a Boss!
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*{{IMDb title|0004992|The Boss}}
-*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004992/ ''The Boss'' at IMDb.com database]
+*{{cite journal
-*[http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/boss-v138691 ''The Boss''; allrovi.com/synopsis]
+ | last = Lawrence
+ | first = Elwell
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Boss, The}}
+ | title = The Boss
+ | journal = [[Photoplay]]
+ | volume = VIII
+ | issue = 2
+ | pages = 140ff
+ | publisher = Photoplay Publishing Co.
+ | location = Chicago, Ill
+ | date = July 1915
+ | url = https://archive.org/stream/PhotoplayMagazineJuly1915/Photoplay0715#page/n139/mode/2up
+ | accessdate = 26 December 2013}}
+{{Émile Chautard}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Boss (1915 film), The}}
 [[Category:1915 films]]
 [[Category:American silent feature films]]
-[[Category:Films based on plays]]
+[[Category:American films based on plays]]
-[[Category:Lost films]]
+[[Category:Films based on works by Edward Sheldon]]
+[[Category:Lost American drama films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Emile Chautard]]
+[[Category:1915 drama films]]
+[[Category:Silent American drama films]]
+[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:World Film Company films]]
+[[Category:1915 lost films]]
+[[Category:1910s American films]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:1910s English-language films]]
+{{1910s-drama-film-stub}}