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The Traveling Salesman (1916 film)

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The Traveling Salesman
Newspaper advertisement
Directed byJoseph Kaufman
Screenplay byJames Forbes
Based onThe Traveling Salesman (play)
by James Forbes
Produced byDaniel Frohman
StarringFrank McIntyre
Doris Kenyon
Harry Northrup
Russell Bassett
Julia Stuart
Harry Blakemore
CinematographyKarl Brown
Larry Williams
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 17, 1916 (1916-12-17)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Traveling Salesman is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph Kaufman, written by James Forbes, and starring Frank McIntyre, Doris Kenyon, Harry Northrup, Russell Bassett, Julia Stuart, and Harry Blakemore. It was released on December 17, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Premise

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A man traveling home for Christmas gets stuck in a small town and finds romance with a woman operating the telegraph.[3]

Cast

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Preservation

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With no prints of The Traveling Salesman located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.

References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "The-Traveling-Salesman - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ "The Traveling Salesman". AFI. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ "The Traveling Salesman - Plot Summary". Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Traveling Salesman
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