The Master Hand

1915 film by Arthur Edeson, Harley Knoles

August 23, 1915 (1915-08-23)

Running time

5 reelsCountryUSALanguageSilent..English titles

The Master Hand is a 1915 silent film drama directed by Harley Knoles and starring Nat C. Goodwin. It is based on a 1907 play The Master Hand by Carroll Fleming. It was released by World Film Company.^[1]

Cast

Nat C. Goodwin - John Bigelow
Theodore Babcock - James Rallston
Julia Stuart - Mrs. Rallston
Florence Malone - Jean Rallston
Carroll Fleming - Ed Pembroke
Alex Calvert - Dr. Garside
Clarissa Selwynne - Miss Lane, the lady doctor
Katherine Lee - Dot
Madge Evans - Jean as a child

Preservation status

Only a fragment of the film remains between two archives the Library of Congress and the National Archives of Canada(Ottawa).^[2]
Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.

References

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ..The Master Hand(Wayback)
^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Master Hand