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Jack Straw is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. William C. deMille directed the film and Robert Warwick and Carroll McComas star. The film is based on a 1908 stage play by W. Somerset Maugham starring John Drew and a young Mary Boland. In 1926 Paramount attempted a remake of this film called The Waiter from the Ritz which was begun and/or completed but never released. James Cruze directed and Raymond Griffith starred; this film, if completed, is now lost. The 1920 film survives at the Library of Congress.
Original Release
03/14/1920
US Release
03/14/1920
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Warwick | Jack Straw |
| Carroll McComas | Ethel Parker Jennings |
| Charles Ogle | Mr. Parker Jennings |
| Irene Sullivan | Mrs. Wanley |
| Monte du Mont | Ambrose Holland |
| Frances Parks | Rose |
| Lucien Littlefield | Sherlo |
| Robert Brower | Count of Pomerania |
| Sylvia Ashton | Mrs. Parker Jennings |
| Mayme Kelso | Undetermined Role |
Directors
Writers
W. Somerset Maugham, Olga Printzlau, Elmer Harris
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Warwick | Jack Straw |
| Carroll McComas | Ethel Parker Jennings |
| Charles Ogle | Mr. Parker Jennings |
| Irene Sullivan | Mrs. Wanley |
| Monte du Mont | Ambrose Holland |
| Frances Parks | Rose |
| Lucien Littlefield | Sherlo |
| Robert Brower | Count of Pomerania |
| Sylvia Ashton | Mrs. Parker Jennings |
| Mayme Kelso | Undetermined Role |
