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Cy Whittaker’s Ward
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4599 feet
Directed by Ben Turbett

Cast: William Wadsworth [Captain Cy Whittaker], Shirley Mason [Emily Thomas], William Burton [Herman Atkins], Carter Harkness [Richard Thomas], Mary Elizabeth Forbes [Phoebe Daws], Emily Lorraine [Sarah Oliver], Leslie Hunt [Ase], Wally Clark [Bailey], Ed Bunnell [Tad], George O’Donnell [Lem], Hugh Gillen [Buddy], Ed Favor [Eben], J.D. Barnes [Simmons], George Bradley [Josiah], Mr. Wolf [Lumley]

Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, production; distributed by The George Kleine System [Perfection Pictures]. / Scenario by Samuel Greiner, from the novel Cy Whittaker’s Place by Joseph C. Lincoln. Assistant director, Warren Hughes. Cinematography by Frederick S. Brace. Presented by Thomas A. Edison. / Released 22 October 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (George Kleine collection).

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 7 October 2009.

References: Sloan-Loud pp. 31, 147 : Website-AFI.