A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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A Message from Mars
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5187 feet
Directed by Maxwell Karger

Cast: Bert Lytell [Horace Parker], Raye Dean [Minnie Talbot], Maude Milton [Martha Parker], Alphonz Ethier (Alphonse Ethier) [the messenger], Gordon Ash [Arthur Dicey], Leonard Mudie [Fred Jones], Mary Louise Beaton [Mrs. Jones], Frank Currier [Sir Edwards], George Spink [the butler]

Metro Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Arthur J. Zellmer and Arthur Maude, from the play A Message from Mars by Richard Ganthoney. Cinematography by Arthur Martinelli. / © 24 March 1921 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP16310]. Released 11 April 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The play was previously filmed as A Message from Mars (1913).

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 7 December 2024.

References: Website-AFI, Website-IMDb.