Erstwhile Susan (1919)
1h
Running Time
November 16, 1919
Release Date
Plot.
Barnabetta Dreary's grim life of slaving for her Pennsylvania Dutch father Barnaby and her two brothers, is surprisingly changed when Barnaby marries Juliet Miller. Known as Erstwhile Susan, she becomes fond of Barnabetta, and because she retains control of her fortune, induces the other Drearys to relieve Barnabetta of some of her drudgery.
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Cast & Crew.
Constance Binney
Barnabetta Dreary
Jere Austin
David Jordan
Alfred Hickman
Dr. Edgar Barrett
Mary Alden
Erstwhile Susan
Anders Randolf
Barnaby Dreary
Georges Renavent
Emanual Dreary
Bradley Barker
Jacob Dreary
Leslie Hunt
Albert Buchter
Kathryn Stuart
Writer
Clare Verdera
Actress
Marian De Forest
Theatre Play
Helen Reimensnyder Martin
Novel
John S. Robertson
Director
Roy F. Overbaugh
Cinematographer
Details.
Release Date
November 16, 1919
Status
Released
Running Time
1h
Content Rating
NR
Genres
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Wiki.
Erstwhile Susan is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. It is based on a 1914 novel Barnabetta by Helen Reimensnyder Martin and later Broadway play Erstwhile Susan by Marian De Forest. Minnie Maddern Fiske starred in the Broadway play in 1916. This film version stars Mary Alden and Constance Binney, then an up-and-coming young actress. This film version, once thought to be lost, survives at the Museum of Modern Art.
Erstwhile Susan was the first film by Realart Films, Adolph Zukor's offshoot of his Famous Players–Lasky enterprise.