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Doing Their Bit
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Kenean Buel
Cast: Jane Lee [Janie O’Dowd], Katherine Lee [Kate O’Dowd], Franklyn Hanna [Michael O’Dowd], Gertrude Le Brandt [Bridget McCann O’Dowd], Alex Hall (Alexander Hall) [Miles O’Dowd], Beth Ivins [Patricia O’Dowd], Kate Lester [Mrs. Velma Vanderspent], William Pollard [Alfred Caesar Vanderspent], Jay Strong [Jerry Flynn], Aimee Abbott [Mrs. Mary Flynn], Edwin Sturgis (Eddie Sturgis) [a German spy], R.R. Neill [a German spy], [?] Jack Gilbert (John Gilbert)?, [?] Bob Scanlon?
Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by Kenean Buel, from a screen story by Kenean Buel. Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. Presented by William Fox. / © 4 August 1918 by William Fox [LP12735]. Released 4 August 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Doing Our Bit. The production was shot at the Biograph Studios in Bronx, New York. Ivins’ film debut.
Comedy-Drama: War.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 14 October 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.
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