The Man from Home is a 1914 American silent drama film based on a play written by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson. It was directed by Cecil B. DeMille. In 1922, the story was remade in the UK by George Fitzmaurice as The Man From Home, and released by Famous Players–Lasky. The stage play was a big hit for actor William Hodge in the role of Pike in the 1908 Broadway season.
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Cast
Charles Richman as Daniel Voorhees Pike
Theodore Roberts as The Grand Duke Vaseill
Fred Montague as Earl Of Hawcastle
Monroe Salisbury as Hon. Almerce St. Aubyn
Horace B. Carpenter as Ivanoff
Jode Mullally as Horace Granger Simpson
Dick La Reno as Old Man Simpson
Mabel Van Buren as Ethel Granger Simpson
Anita King as Helene, Countess De Champigney
Bob Fleming as Ribiere (as Robert Fleming)
Jack W. Johnston as Prefect Of Italian Police (aka J. W. Johnston)
Florence Dagmar as Ivanoff Maid
Tex Driscoll as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
James Neill as Officer of Gendarmes (uncredited)
Preservation status
Like many of DeMille's early films, this film is extant, preserved at the Library of Congress.