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The Bottom of the Well
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by John S. Robertson

Cast: Evart Overton [Stanley Deane], Agnes Ayres [Alice Buckingham], Adele DeGarde [Dorothy Farnsworth], Ned Finley [Captain Jake Starke], Herbert Pryor (Herbert Prior) [‘Long Bill’ Parker], Robert Gaillard [David Thomas], Alice Terry (Alice Rodier) [Alice Thomas], Bigelow Cooper [Amos Buckingham], Stephen Carr

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by Greater Vitagraph, Incorporated [Blue Ribbon Feature]. / Scenario by Eugene Mullin, from the novel The Bottom of the Well by Frederick Upham Adams. Cinematography by William McCoy and Jules Cronjager. Presented by Albert E. Smith. / © 18 October 1917 by The Vitagraph Company of America [LP11583]. Released 22 October 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Bobby Connolly and Aida Horton were announced as cast members in prerelease publicity but may not appear in the final film. The Alice Terry is this film is not the same as the later Alice Terry.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 4 February 2024.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.

 
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