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{{Short description|1915 film by Emile Chautard}}
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| name = The Boss
| name = The Boss
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| director = [[Emile Chautard]]
| director = [[Emile Chautard]]
| producer = [[William A. Brady]]
| producer = [[William A. Brady]]
| based on = {{based on|''The Boss''|[[Edward Sheldon]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''The Boss''|[[Edward Sheldon]]}}
| writer =
| writer =
| starring = [[Holbrook Blinn]]<br>[[Alice Brady]]
| starring = [[Holbrook Blinn]]<br>[[Alice Brady]]
| music =
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| cinematography = Lucien Tainguy
| cinematography = Lucien Tainguy
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| distributor = [[World Film Company]]
| distributor = [[World Film Company]]
| released = {{Film date|1915|5|24}}
| released = {{Film date|1915|5|24}}
| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
| country = United States
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| 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==
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==Cast==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0004992|The Boss}}
*{{IMDb title|0004992|The Boss}}
*{{Allrovi movie|138691|The Boss synopsis}}
*{{cite journal
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| url = https://archive.org/stream/PhotoplayMagazineJuly1915/Photoplay0715#page/n139/mode/2up
| url = https://archive.org/stream/PhotoplayMagazineJuly1915/Photoplay0715#page/n139/mode/2up
| accessdate = 26 December 2013}}
| accessdate = 26 December 2013}}
{{Émile Chautard}}

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Latest revision as of 08:00, 22 December 2024

The Boss
Directed byEmile Chautard
Based onThe Boss
by Edward Sheldon
Produced byWilliam A. Brady
StarringHolbrook Blinn
Alice Brady
CinematographyLucien Tainguy
Distributed byWorld Film Company
Release date
  • May 24, 1915 (1915-05-24)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

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

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Cast

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  • 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

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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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  • 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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