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.^[1]

Public Be Damned
Directed by	Stanner E.V. Taylor
Written by	Stanner E.V. Taylor
Starring	Mary Fuller Charles Richman Chester Barnett
Production company	Public Rights Film
Distributed by	Select Pictures
Release date	July 2, 1917 (1917-07-02)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

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