A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The American Way
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Frank Reicher

Cast: Arthur Ashley [Richard Farrington], Dorothy Green [Betty Winthrop], Franklin Hanna [Stuyvesant Van Allen], Lisle Leigh [Mrs. Van Allen], Carl Sauerman [Henry Steinmetz], Ed Roseman [Bill Meginnis], Robert Fisher [Jerome Schwartz], Harry Semels [the half-breed], Charles Wellsley [Lord Farrington], John Adrizoni [Tony], Hazel Sexton [Gina], Stewart Fisher [John Smithers]

World Film Corporation production; distributed by World Film Corporation. / Scenario by Wallace C. Clifton, from a screen story by Florence C. Bolles. Cinematography by Max Schneider. / © 11 July 1919 by World Film Corporation [LU14067]. Released 7 July 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 11 March 2010.

References: Website-AFI.