Chimmie Fadden

Chimmie Fadden is a 1915 American silent comedy film directed, written and edited Cecil B. DeMille. The film starred Victor Moore in the title role and is based on the play and short story of the same name by Edward W. Townsend.^[3] It was followed by a sequel Chimmie Fadden Out West. It is a surviving film formerly thought lost for decades.^[4] A print is kept at Cinemateket-Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm.^[5]

Chimmie Fadden
Victor Moore in Chimmie Fadden
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Cecil B. DeMille
Based on	Chimmie Fadden by Edward W. Townsend
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Victor Moore
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Cecil B. DeMille
Production company	Jesse Lasky Feature Plays
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 28, 1915 (1915-06-28)
Running time	40 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles
Budget	$10,504.39[1][2]
Box office	$78,944.49[1][2]

Cast

• Victor Moore as Chimmie Fadden
• Raymond Hatton as Larry, His Brother
• Mrs. Lewis McCord as Mrs. Fadden, Their Mother
• Ernest Joy as Van Cartlandt, A Millionaire
• Anita King as Fanny, His Daughter
• Camille Astor as Hortense, French Maid
• Tom Forman as Antoine, Butler-Thief

See also

• List of rediscovered films