The Master Cracksman is a 1914 American drama film featuring Harry Carey.
Background The film was the first production of the Progressive Motion Picture Corporation, and was based on a story and play. It was written, directed, and produced by Harry Carey.(July 4, 1914). Progressive Makes First Release, Motography, p. 20-21 (fairly lengthy review)(June 19, 1914). The Master Cracksman, Variety, p. 21 (review) The film was reissued in 1915 as The Martin Mystery and in 1920 as The Square Shooter.(Wlaschin, Ken. Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography, p. 135 (2009).(February 6, 1915). Advertisement, Seattle Star (advertisement for film)(June 13, 1914). "The Master Cracksman", Motography, p. 431
As of December 2016, the U.S. Library of Congress has listed the film as lost.
Cast Harry Carey as Joe "Gentleman Joe", the Cracksman E.A. Lock as The Uncle Rexford Burnett as Harold Martin Fern Foster as Harold's Sister Marjorie Bonner as Violet Dane Gregory Allen as Office Jim Buckley Juliette Day as June Day Roland De Castro as Redman Day Hayward Mack as District Attorney Louis Morrell as Robert Kendall William H. Power as Nicholas Moses Herbert Russell as Captain Dan McRae
See also Harry Carey filmography
References
External links
The Master Cracksman, at afi.com