The Wharf Rat is a lost[1] 1916 American silent comedy drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, and Spottiswoode Aitken.[2]

The Wharf Rat
Still with Mae Marsh and Pauline Starke
Directed byChester Withey
Written byAnita Loos
StarringMae Marsh
Robert Harron
Spottiswoode Aitken
CinematographyAlfred Gosden
Production
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Distributed byTriangle Distributing
Release date
  • December 9, 1916 (1916-12-09)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

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Preservation

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With no holdings located in archives, The Wharf Rat is considered a lost film.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Wharf Rat". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  2. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 187

Bibliography

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  • Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2
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