SILENT FILMS 1916-1920: MADAME LA PRESIDENTE (1916)
CREDITS
Released: February 6, 1916
Production Company: Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
Featured Cast: Anna Held, Forrest Stanley, Herbert Standing, Page Peters, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Helen Jerome Eddy, Howard Davies, Richard L’Estrange, Robert Newcomb, Frank A. Bonn, Liane Held Carrera
Director: Frank Lloyd
Assistant Director: James H. Clemens
Assistant Director: Waldo Walker
Presenter: Oliver Morosco
Writer: Maurice Hennequin (play), Pierre Veber (play),
Jose G. Levy (play), Elliott J. Clawson (scenario)
STORY
Mademoiselle Gobette, a pretty young actress, visits the offices of the Minister of Justice, Cyprienne Gaudet. Simultaneously, Madame Galipaux arrives to speak to the Minister on behalf of her husband. Gaudet mistakes Madame Galipaux for the new cleaning woman, and Mademoiselle Gobette for Madame Galipaux, leading to farcical complications when Monsieur Galipaux arrives.
Written By: Jim Beaver
TECH
Runtime 50 min (USA)
Sound Mix Silent
Color Black and White
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Film Length 1,500 m (5 reels) (USA)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm