Public Be Damned is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Mary Fuller, Charles Richman and Chester Barnett. The film's negative portrayal of food hoarding at a time of increased shortages due to the American entry into World War I led to it being publicly endorsed by Herbert Hoover, who shot a prologue to introduce the film. It was followed shortly afterwards by a similarly-themed production The Food Gamblers by Allan Dwan.Lombardi p.77
Cast Mary Fuller as Marion Fernley Charles Richman as John Black Chester Barnett as Robert Merritt Joseph W. Smiley as Bill Garvin Russell Bassett as David Higgins Herbert Hoover as himself
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Bibliography Frederic Lombardi. Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. McFarland, 2013.
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