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The Last Man on Earth is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone, starring Earle Foxe and produced by Fox Film Corporation and based on the short story of the same name by John D. Swain that appeared in the November 1923 issue of Munsey's Magazine. The film was remade as the semi-musical comedy It's Great to Be Alive (1933) and in Spanish as El último varon sobre la Tierra (1933), and influenced the sci-fi novel Mr. Adam (1946).
Original Release
11/02/1924
US Release
11/02/1924
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Earle Foxe | Elmer Smith |
| Derelys Perdue | Hattie |
| Grace Cunard | Gertie |
| Gladys Tennyson | Frisco Kate |
| Marion Aye | Red Sal |
| Clarissa Selwynne | Dr. Prodwell |
| Pauline French | Furlong |
| Marie Astaire | Paula Prodwell |
| Buck Black | Elmer - age 8 (prologue) |
| Jean Johnston | Hattie - age 6 (prologue) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Earle Foxe | Elmer Smith |
| Derelys Perdue | Hattie |
| Grace Cunard | Gertie |
| Gladys Tennyson | Frisco Kate |
| Marion Aye | Red Sal |
| Clarissa Selwynne | Dr. Prodwell |
| Pauline French | Furlong |
| Marie Astaire | Paula Prodwell |
| Buck Black | Elmer - age 8 (prologue) |
| Jean Johnston | Hattie - age 6 (prologue) |
| Maurice Murphy | Elmer's Pal (prologue) / Elmer's Pal |
| William Steele | Hattie's Father (prologue) |
| Jean Dumas | Hattie's Mother (prologue) |
| Harry Dunkinson | Elmer's Father (prologue) / Elmer's Father |
| Fay Holderness | Elmer's Mother (prologue) / Elmer's Mother |
| Lois Boyd | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Anita Garvin | A Millionairess |
| Martha Mattox | President of the United States |
| Joan Meredith | Undetermined Secondary Role |
