Including foreign productions, the total number of feature-length motion pictures released in the U.S. in 1917 is at least 687.Alicoate, Charles A. (1963) Features Released in U.S. Market, 1917 The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures p107
A–B Title Director Cast Genre Notes '49–'17 Ruth Ann Baldwin Joseph W. Girard, William J. Dyer Western Universal The Accomplice Ralph Dean Dorothy Bernard, Jack Sherrill, Jean Stuart Drama Independent The Adopted Son Charles Brabin Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne Drama MetroAdventures of Carol Harley Knoles Madge Evans, George MacQuarrie, Rosina Henley Drama World Film An Alabaster Box Chester Withey Alice Joyce, Marc McDermott, Harry Ham Drama Vitagraph Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp Chester Franklin, Sidney Franklin Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin, Alfred Paget Fantasy Fox Aladdin from Broadway William Wolbert Edith Storey, Antonio Moreno Adventure Vitagraph Aladdin's Other Lamp John H. Collins Viola Dana, Robert Walker Comedy Metro Alias Mrs. Jessop Will S. Davis Emily Stevens, Howard Hall Comedy Metro Alimony Emmett J. Flynn Lois Wilson, George Fisher Drama First National All for a Husband Carl Harbaugh Herbert Evans, Virginia Pearson Comedy Fox Alma, Where Do You Live? Hal Clarendon Ruth MacTammany, George Larkin Comedy Independent An Amateur Orphan Van Dyke Brooke Gladys Leslie, Thomas A. Curran Comedy Pathe Exchange The Amazons Joseph Kaufman Marguerite Clark, Edgar Norton Comedy Paramount The American Consul Rollin S. Sturgeon Theodore Roberts, Ernest Joy Drama Paramount American Maid Albert Capellani Edna Goodrich, William B. Davidson Drama Mutual American Methods Frank Lloyd William Farnum, Jewel Carmen Drama Fox American - That's All Arthur Rosson Winifred Allen, Walter Walker Comedy Triangle An American Widow Frank Reicher Ethel Barrymore, Irving Cummings Comedy Metro The Angel Factory Lawrence B. McGill Antonio Moreno, Helene Chadwick, Armand Cortes Drama Pathé Exchange Annie-for-Spite James Kirkwood Mary Miles Minter, George Fisher Drama Mutual The Antics of Ann Edward Dillon Ann Pennington, Crauford Kent Comedy Paramount Anything Once Joe De Grasse Franklyn Farnum, Lon Chaney Drama Universal Apartment 29 Paul Scardon Earle Williams, Ethel Grey Terry Mystery Vitagraph The Apple Tree Girl Alan Crosland Shirley Mason, Raymond McKee Drama Edison The Argyle Case Ralph Ince Robert Warwick, Elaine Hammerstein Mystery Selznick Arms and the Girl Joseph Kaufman Billie Burke, Thomas Meighan Drama Paramount Arsene Lupin Paul Scardon Earle Williams, Brinsley Shaw Mystery Vitagraph As Man Made Her George Archainbaud Gail Kane, Edward Langford, Gerda Holmes Drama World FilmAs Men LoveE. Mason Hopper House Peters Sr., Myrtle Stedman, Jack W. Johnston Drama Paramount Ashes of Hope Walter Edwards (director) Belle Bennett, Jack Livingston Western TriangleAt First Sight Robert Z. Leonard Mae Murray, Sam Hardy Comedy Paramount The Auction Block Laurence Trimble Rubye De Remer, Florence Deshon Drama Goldwyn The Auction of Virtue Herbert Blaché Naomi Childers, Wyndham Standing Drama Independent The Avenging Trail Francis Ford Harold Lockwood, Sally Crute Drama Metro The Awakening George Archainbaud Montagu Love, Dorothy Kelly Drama World Film The Awakening of Ruth Edward H. Griffith Shirley Mason, Donald Hall Drama Edison Bab the Fixer Sherwood MacDonald Jackie Saunders, Mollie McConnell Comedy Mutual Bab's Burglar J. Searle Dawley Marguerite Clark, Richard Barthelmess Comedy Paramount Bab's Diary J. Searle Dawley Marguerite Clark, Nigel Barrie Comedy Paramount Bab's Matinee Idol J. Searle Dawley Marguerite Clark, Nigel Barrie Comedy Paramount Babbling Tongues William Humphrey Arthur Donaldson, Grace Valentine Drama IndependentThe Babes in the Woods Sidney Franklin, Chester Franklin Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin Fantasy Fox Film Babette Charles Brabin Marc McDermott, Peggy Hyland Drama Vitagraph Baby Mine John S. Robertson, Hugo Ballin Madge Kennedy, Kathryn Adams, Frank Morgan Comedy Goldwyn Back of the Man Reginald Barker Dorothy Dalton, Charles Ray Drama TriangleThe Bad BoyChester Withey Robert Harron, Richard Cummings Crime drama Triangle The Bar Sinister Edgar Lewis Hedda Nova, Mitchell Lewis Drama Independent Barbary Sheep Maurice Tourneur Elsie Ferguson, Lumsden Hare Drama Paramount The Barker Joseph A. Richmond Lew Fields, Pat O'Malley Drama Selig Barnaby Lee Edward H. Griffith William Wadsworth, Claire Adams Drama Edison The Barricade Edwin Carewe Mabel Taliaferro, Frank Currier, Clifford Bruce Drama Metro The Barrier Edgar Lewis Mabel Julienne Scott, Russell Simpson, Howard Hall Western drama Independent The Beautiful Adventure Dell Henderson Ann Murdock, David Powell Drama Mutual The Beautiful Lie John W. Noble Frances Nelson, Harry S. Northrup Drama Metro Because of a Woman Jack Conway Belle Bennett, George Chesebro Drama Triangle Behind the Mask Alice Guy Catherine Calvert, Richard Tucker Drama Independent The Beloved Adventuress William A. Brady Kitty Gordon, Jack Drumier Drama World Beloved Jim Stuart Paton Harry Carter, Priscilla Dean Drama Universal Beloved Rogues Alfred Santell Clarence Kolb, Clarence Burton Comedy Mutual The Best Man Bertram Bracken Gordon Sackville, Margaret Landis Drama General Betsy Ross Travers Vale Alice Brady, John Bowers, Lillian Cook Historical World Betsy's Burglar Paul Powell Constance Talmadge, Kenneth Harlan Comedy Triangle Betty and the Buccaneers Rollin S. Sturgeon Joe King, Hal Wilson Adventure Mutual Betty Be Good Sherwood MacDonald Jackie Saunders, Arthur Shirley Comedy Mutual Betty to the Rescue Frank Reicher Fannie Ward, Lillian Leighton Comedy Paramount Betrayed Raoul Walsh Miriam Cooper, Hobart Bosworth Drama Fox Beware of Strangers Colin Campbell Fritzi Brunette, Tom Santschi Drama Selig Big Timber William Desmond Taylor Wallace Reid, Kathlyn Williams Drama Paramount Billy and the Big Stick Edward H. Griffith Raymond McKee, William Wadsworth Comedy Edison The Birth of Patriotism E. Magnus Ingleton Irene Hunt, Ann Forrest War Universal A Bit o' Heaven Lule Warrenton Carl Miller, Gertrude Short Drama Independent A Bit of Kindling Sherwood MacDonald Jackie Saunders, Arthur Shirley Drama Mutual The Bitter Truth Kenean Buel Virginia Pearson, William H. Tooker Drama FoxBlack Orchids Rex Ingram Cleo Madison, Francis McDonald Drama Universal The Black Wolf Frank Reicher Nell Shipman, Lou Tellegen Drama Paramount Blind Man's Holiday Martin Justice Jean Paige, Carlton S. King Drama Vitagraph Blind Man's Luck George Fitzmaurice Helene Chadwick, Mollie King, Earle Foxe Drama Pathé Exchange The Blood of His Fathers Harrish Ingraham Crane Wilbur, Jode Mullally, Ruth King Drama Independent Blood Will Tell Charles Miller William Desmond, Enid Markey, David Hartford Drama Triangle Blue Jeans John H. Collins Viola Dana, Robert D. Walker Drama Metro The Blue Streak William Nigh William Nigh, Violet Palmer Western Fox The Bond Between Donald Crisp George Beban, Nigel De Brulier Drama Paramount Bond of Fear Jack Conway Roy Stewart, Belle Bennett, Melbourne MacDowell Western Triangle Bondage Ida May Park Dorothy Phillips, Gretchen Lederer Drama Universal The Bondage of Fear Travers Vale Ethel Clayton, Edward Kimball Drama World The Book Agent Otis Turner George Walsh, Doris Pawn Comedy Fox Borrowed Plumage Raymond B. West Bessie Barriscale, Arthur Maude Comedy Triangle The Boss of the Lazy Y Clifford Smith Roy Stewart, Josie Sedgwick, Frank MacQuarrie Western Triangle The Bottle Imp Marshall Neilan Sessue Hayakawa, George Kuwa Fantasy Paramount The Bottom of the Well John S. Robertson Agnes Ayres, Adele DeGarde, Herbert Prior Drama Vitagraph The Boy Girl Edwin Stevens Violet Mersereau, Sidney Mason Comedy Universal The Brand of Satan George Archainbaud Montagu Love, Gerda Holmes, Evelyn Greeley Horror World A Branded Soul Bertram Bracken Gladys Brockwell, Colin Chase Drama Fox The Bride of Hate Walter Edwards Frank Keenan, Margery Wilson, Jerome Storm Drama TriangleThe Bride's Silence Henry King Gail Kane, Lew Cody Drama Mutual Film Bridges Burned Perry N. Vekroff Olga Petrova, Mahlon Hamilton Drama Metro Bringing Home Father William Worthington Franklyn Farnum, Agnes Vernon Comedy Universal Broadway Arizona Lynn Reynolds Olive Thomas, George Chesebro, George Hernandez Drama Triangle Broadway Jones Joseph Kaufman George M. Cohan, Marguerite Snow, Crauford Kent Comedy Paramount The Broadway Sport Carl Harbaugh Stuart Holmes, Wanda Hawley Comedy Fox The Bronze Bride Henry MacRae Claire McDowell, Frank Mayo Drama UniversalBucking BroadwayJohn Ford Harry Carey, Molly Malone Western Universal Builders of Castles Ben Turbett Marc McDermott, Miriam Nesbitt Drama Edison The Burglar Harley Knoles Carlyle Blackwell, Madge Evans, Evelyn Greeley Drama World Film Burning the Candle Harry Beaumont Henry B. Walthall, Mary Charleson Drama Essanay The Butterfly Girl Henry Otto Margarita Fischer, Jack Mower Drama Mutual By Right of Possession William Wolbert Antonio Moreno, Otto Lederer Western Vitagraph
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