My Own United States
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My Own United States is a 1918 American
silent
drama film
directed by John W. Noble and starring Arnold Daly
, Charles Graham
and Duncan McRae
. It is based on the short story The Man Without a Country
by Edward Everett Hale
.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by John W. Noble and starring Arnold Daly
Arnold Daly
Arnold Daly was an American actor, playwright and producer. He was the father of actress and Algonquin Rountable personality Blyth Daly....
, Charles Graham
Charles Graham
Charles Graham was an Australian politician. Graham was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and educated at state schools. He worked as a tailor and was a union official before entering parliament...
and Duncan McRae
Duncan McRae (actor)
-Selected filmography:Actor* The House of the Lost Court * Red, White and Blue Blood * My Own United States Director* June Friday * Through Turbulent Waters * Money...
. It is based on the short story The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country
"The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published anonymously in The Atlantic in December 1863. It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason and is consequently sentenced to spend...
by Edward Everett Hale
Edward Everett Hale
Edward Everett Hale was an American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman. He was a child prodigy who exhibited extraordinary literary skills and at age thirteen was enrolled at Harvard University where he graduated second in his class...
.
Partial cast
- Arnold DalyArnold DalyArnold Daly was an American actor, playwright and producer. He was the father of actress and Algonquin Rountable personality Blyth Daly....
... Lt. Philip Nolan I, II, III, IV - Charles GrahamCharles GrahamCharles Graham was an Australian politician. Graham was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and educated at state schools. He worked as a tailor and was a union official before entering parliament...
... Col. Aaron Burr - Duncan McRaeDuncan McRae (actor)-Selected filmography:Actor* The House of the Lost Court * Red, White and Blue Blood * My Own United States Director* June Friday * Through Turbulent Waters * Money...
... Gen. Alexander Hamilton - Sidney BraceySidney BraceySidney Bracey was an Australian-born American film actor. After a stage career in Australia, on Broadway and in Britain, he appeared in 321 films between 1909 and 1942.-Life and career:...
... Capt. Rene Gautier - P.R. Scammon ... President Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas DonnellyThomas DonnellyThomas Donnelly is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research . Donnelly is a writer, an analyst of military affairs and defense, national security and foreign policy and the author of AEI's National Security Outlook. He has been a Director at the Lockheed...
... Gen. George Churchill - John Levering ... Justice Col. George Morgan
- Eddie DunnEddie DunnEddie Dunn was head coach of the University of Miami football program from 1943 to 1944 while head coach Jack Harding, was called to serve in World War II....
... Gen. Wilkinson - Claude CooperClaude CooperClaude William Cooper was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1917.-Sources:...
... William Bayard - William V. Miller ... Mr. Van Ness
- Frederick Truesdell ... Mr. Pendleton
- F.C. Earle ... Andrew Jackson