Public Be Damned
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.
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