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The Slacker

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Directed by
  
Christy Cabanne

Starring
  
Emily Stevens

Edited by
  
Mildred Richter

Produced by
  
Metro Pictures

Cinematography
  
William Fildew

Distributed by
  
Metro Pictures

The Slacker is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Emily Stevens. It was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures.

Contents

A popular film with the U.S. Army causing a spike in Army recruitment just after the US entry into World War I.

Cast

  • Emily Stevens - Margaret Christy
  • Walter Miller - Robert Wallace
  • Leo Delaney - John Harding
  • Daniel Jarrett - Henry Wallace
  • Eugene Borden - George Wallace
  • Millicent Fisher - Virginia Lambert
  • Sue Balfour - Mrs. Christy
  • Mathilde Brundage - Mrs. McAllister
  • Ivy Ward - Child with Flag (*as Baby Ivy Ward)
  • Charles Fang - Valet
  • Belle Bruce - ?
  • Dorothy Haydel - ?
  • W. E. Lawrence - ?
  • Gilbert P. Hamilton - ?
  • Evelyn Converse - ?
  • Preservation status

  • The film is preserved by MGM with possible deposit at George Eastman House.
  • References

    The Slacker Wikipedia