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LIST OF MOVIES RELEASED IN 1917
Great Expectations
, starring
Jack Pickford
Easy Street
, starring
Charlie Chaplin
,
Edna Purviance
Her Right to Live
, directed by
Paul Scardon
, starring
Peggy Hyland
,
Antonio Moreno
,
Mae Costello
,
John S. Robertson
A Man There Was
(Terje Vigen), directed by
Victor Sjöström
- (
Sweden
)
The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach
, directed by
Rudolf Biebrach
, starring
Henny Porten
,
Emil Jannings
- (
Germany
)
The Bad Boy
, starring
Robert Harron
,
Mildred Harris
,
Colleen Moore
The Tornado
, directed by
John Ford
(his debut)
The Poor Little Rich Girl
, starring
Mary Pickford
The Torture of Silence
(Mater Dolorosa), directed by
Abel Gance
- (
France
)
Teddy at the Throttle
, a Keystone comedy starring
Gloria Swanson
The Cure
, a
Charlie Chaplin
short.
The Butcher Boy
, starring
"Fatty" Arbuckle
with
Buster Keaton
Kidnapped
, directed by
Alan Crosland
, starring
Raymond McKee
, Joseph Burke, and Ray Hallor
A Romance of the Redwoods
, directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
, starring
Mary Pickford
One Law for Both
directed by
Ivan Abramson
Souls Triumphant
, starring
Lillian Gish
A Reckless Romeo
, a
'Fatty' Arbuckle
short.
Frank Hansen's Fortune
directed by
Viggo Larsen
- (
Germany
)
The Immigrant
, starring
Charlie Chaplin
and
Edna Purviance
Wild and Woolly
, starring
Douglas Fairbanks
A Kentucky Cinderella
, starring
Ruth Clifford
The Rough House
, a
'Fatty' Arbuckle
/
Buster Keaton
short.
The Labour Leader
, directed by
Thomas Bentley
, starring
Owen Nares
,
Fay Compton
- (
GB
)
Big Timber
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray) - (
Germany
)
Golden Rule Kate
, a drama western starring
Louise Glaum
His Wedding Night
, a
'Fatty' Arbuckle
/
Buster Keaton
short.
The Little American
, starring
Mary Pickford
; directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
.
Straight Shooting
, directed by
John Ford
Brcko in Zagreb
- (
Croatia
)
The Gay Lord Quex
directed by
Maurice Elvey
and starring
Ben Webster
and
Irene Vanbrugh
- (
GB
)
The Gulf Between
, All
color
movie.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
, starring
Mary Pickford
Camille
, starring
Theda Bara
Oh Doctor!
, a
'Fatty' Arbuckle
/
Buster Keaton
short.
The Sultan's Wife
, starring
Gloria Swanson
Fear
directed by
Robert Wiene
and starring
Conrad Veidt
- (
Germany
)
Cleopatra
, starring
Theda Bara
Satan Triumphant
(Satana likuyushchiy) - (
U.S.S.R.
)
The Adventurer
, a
Charlie Chaplin
short.
Coney Island
, a
'Fatty' Arbuckle
/
Buster Keaton
short.
El Apóstol
(The Apostle), animated by
Quirino Cristiani
- (
Argentina
)
A Little Princess
, directed by
Marshall Neilan
, starring
Mary Pickford
,
Norman Kerry
,
ZaSu Pitts
Harrison and Barrison
, directed by
Alexander Korda
, starring
Márton Rátkai
- (
Hungary
)
All Aboard
, a
Harold Lloyd
short
The Silent Man
, starring
William S. Hart
Tom Sawyer
, starring
Jack Pickford
Bucking Broadway
, directed by
John Ford
, starring
Harry Carey
Raffles the Amateur Cracksman
, starring
John Barrymore
Bestia
(aka The Polish Dancer), starring
Pola Negri
- (
Poland
)
The Colonel
(Az Ezredes), directed by
Michael Curtiz
, starring
Bela Lugosi
- (
Hungary
)
Dombey and Son
directed by
Maurice Elvey
and starring
Hayford Hobbs
- (
GB
)
Le Cygne (film)
(Umirayushchii Lebed) - (
U.S.S.R.
)
Der Magische Gürtel
("The Magic Girdle") (
Germany
)
The Man Without a Country
, starring
Florence La Badie
Mothers of Men, starring
Dorothy Davenport
Runaway Romany
, directed by
George Lederer
; starring
Marion Davies
and
Matt Moore
Thaïs
- (
Italy
)
U-Boote Heraus!
("U-Boat Release") (
Germany
)
Comedy film series
Harold Lloyd
(1913–1938)
Charlie Chaplin
(1914–1940)
Lupino Lane
(1915–1939)
Buster Keaton
(1917–1944)
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
Rank
Title
Gross
1.
Cleopatra
n/a
2.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
n/a
3.
The Poor Little Rich Girl
n/a
4.
A Romance of the Redwoods
$424,719
5.
The Woman God Forgot
$340,505
6.
The Devil-Stone
$296,032
7.
Mothers of Men
n/a
8.
The Little American
n/a