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'Public Be Damned' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Mary Fuller, Charles Richman and Chester Barnett. The film's negative portrayal of food hoarding at a time of increased shortages due to the American entry into World War I led to it being publicly endorsed by Herbert Hoover, who shot a prologue to introduce the film. It was followed shortly afterwards by a similarly-themed production 'The Food Gamblers' by Allan Dwan.Lombardi p.77

Cast



* Mary Fuller as Marion Fernley

* Charles Richman as John Black

* Chester Barnett as Robert Merritt

* Joseph W. Smiley as Bill Garvin

* Russell Bassett as David Higgins

* Herbert Hoover as Himself

References



Bibliography



* Frederic Lombardi. 'Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios'. McFarland, 2013.


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