The County Chairman (1914 film)

The Country Chairman
Scene published in a contemporary newspaper
Directed by	Allan Dwan
Written by	Allan Dwan (screenplay/scenario)
Based on	The County Chairman by George Ade
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Maclyn Arbuckle Harold Lockwood
Cinematography	H. Lyman Broening
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 19, 1914 (1914-10-19)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

The County Chairman is a lost 1914 silent film drama directed by Allan Dwan, produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed through Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1903 stage play by George Ade that starred Maclyn Arbuckle, who reprises his role in this film. Also starring alongside Arbuckle is up-and-coming heartthrob Harold Lockwood. The story is typical of the stage plays (and its star) Adolph Zukor brought to films for his Famous Players Company in its earliest years. This film was remade by Fox in 1935 with Will Rogers.[1][2][3]

Cast

• Maclyn Arbuckle - The Honorable Jim Hackler, The County Chairman (*Arbuckle's role in 1903 play)
• Harold Lockwood - Tillford Wheeler
• Willis P. Sweatnam - Sassafras Livingston (*Sweatnam's role in 1903 play)
• William Lloyd - Elias Rigby
• Daisy Jefferson - Lucy Rigby
• Helen Aubrey - Mrs. Rigby
• Mabel Wilbur - Lorena Watkins
• Wellington A. Playter - Joseph Whitaker

unbilled

• Amy Summers - Chick

References

1. The County Chairman at silentera.com
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
3. The County Chairman original 1903 & 1904 Broadway productions, Wallack's Theatre November 24, 1903 and 1936 revival; IBDB.com

External links

• The County Chairman at IMDb