The Recoil is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay. It was released through the Pathé Exchange company. It was filmed on the East Coast at Jersey City, New Jersey.[1][2]
| The Recoil | |
|---|---|
 Scene from the film | |
| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Written by | Anthony Paul Kelly |
| Produced by | Astra Film Co. |
| Starring | William Courtenay |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent ..English titles |
An incomplete print survives in the Library of Congress collection. Reel 1 is missing.[3] Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.
Cast
edit- William Courtenay as Richard Cameron
- Lilian Greuze as Marian Somerset
- Frank Belcher as Charles Van Horn
- Dora Mills Adams as Mrs. Somerset
- William Raymond as Page Somerset
References
edit- ↑ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ↑ "The AFI Catalog of Feature Film: The Recoil". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Recoil". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
External links
edit- The Recoil at IMDb
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