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The Man Who Forgot

January 15, 1917

50 minutes

Émile Chautard

Drama

Overview

An opium addict living in China decides to return home to the United States, only to become addicted to alcohol. He decides to stop drinking after forgetting his past and realizing what he has become. He changes his name to John Smith and starts fighting against liquor interests.

Movie Details

Release Date

January 15, 1917

Runtime

50 minutes

Director

Émile Chautard

Production Companies

Paragon Films

Cast

Robert Warwick

The Man, later known as John Smith

Doris Kenyon

Edith Mallon

Gerda Holmes

The Woman, aka Mary Leslie

Alex Shannon

Al Simpson

Ralph Delmore

Senator Mallon

John Reinhardt

Charles Waller

Frederick Truesdell

Congressman Mannersley