The New Disciple
| The New Disciple | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ollie Sellers |
| Written by | William Pigott (scenario) John Arthur Nelson (story) |
| Produced by | Federation Film Corp. |
| Starring | Pell Trenton |
Release date |
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Running time | 6-7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The New Disciple is a 1921 American silent film directed by Ollie Sellers and produced by labor organization the Federal Film Corporation in Seattle, Washington.[1][2] The film held its New York premiere on December 18, 1921 and was released the following spring.[3]
It was the most widely viewed labor film of this period, with over one million viewers in the year of its release.[2] The film featured Alfred Allen, Norris Johnson, and Pell Trenton. The film included titles from Woodrow Wilson's 1913 New Freedom and told the story of a war veteran and a corrupt capitalist war profiteer.[4] Ollie Sellers directed the anti-open shop film which was an indictment of the American plan.[5][6] Promotions for the film called for union members to "wait" on their film exchanges to show the film. Film production was supervised by John Arthur Nelson who wrote the story which was published at the same time. William Piggott wrote the screenplay.[3] The film was made in Los Angeles.[7]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (February 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- Pell Trenton as John McPherson
- Margaret Mann as Marion Fanning
- Alfred Allen as Peter Fanning
- Norris Johnson as Mary Fanning
- Walt Whitman as Sandy McPherson
- Arthur Stuart Hull as Frederick Wharton
- Alice H. Smith as Mother McPherson
- Walter E. Perkins as Daddy Whipple
- Charles Prindley as Jennings
Preservation
[edit]The New Disciple is currently presumed lost.[8] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers Monthly Journal. The Brotherhood. 1922.
- 1 2 Booker, M. Keith. (1999). Film and the American left : a research guide. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0313309809. OCLC 40734788.
- 1 2 "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The New Disciple". afi.com. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ Shull, Michael Slade (September 3, 2015). Radicalism in American Silent Films, 1909-1929: A Filmography and History. McFarland. ISBN 9781476611037 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The International Bookbinder". J.L. Feeney. October 1, 1922 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Ross, Steven J. (October 1, 1999). Working-class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691024642 – via Google Books.
- ↑ James, David E. (May 30, 2005). The Most Typical Avant-Garde: History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520242586 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The New Disciple". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in
<ref>tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page). - ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
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