Shell 43

Shell 43
Shell 43
Directed by	Reginald Barker
Screenplay by	C. Gardner Sullivan
Story by	Edward Sloman
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	H.B. Warner; Enid Markey; John Gilbert
Production; company	Kay-Bee Pictures
Distributed by	Triangle Film Corporation
Release date	August 13, 1916 (United States);
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film; English intertitles

Shell 43 is a 1916 American war film written by C. Gardner Sullivan, from a story by Edward Sloman, and starring H.B. Warner, Enid Markey, and John Gilbert.^[2]^[3]

Plot

An English spy (played by H.B. Warner) works behind German lines during World War I. He saves the life of a German officer and is killed in a German trench by an Allied shell.^[4]

Preservation

With no prints of Shell 43 located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[5]

References

^ Golden, Eve (2013-04-12). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-8131-4163-3.
^ "European War Furnishes theme for Photoplay on Local Screen: New Scenario by C. Gardner Sullivan Features H. B. Warner as Star". Spokane Chronicle. August 26, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ""Shell 43" and "Gloria" Today". The Bulletin (Pomona, California). December 1, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Shell 43 at silentera.com
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Shell 43

External links

Shell 43 at IMDb
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[1] Golden, Eve (2013-04-12). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-8131-4163-3.

[2] "European War Furnishes theme for Photoplay on Local Screen: New Scenario by C. Gardner Sullivan Features H. B. Warner as Star". Spokane Chronicle. August 26, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] ""Shell 43" and "Gloria" Today". The Bulletin (Pomona, California). December 1, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Shell 43 at silentera.com

[5] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Shell 43

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