The Miracle Man (1919 film)
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The Miracle Man is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney and based on a 1914 play by George M. Cohan, which in turn is based on the novel of the same title by Frank L. Packard. The film was released by Paramount Pictures, directed, produced, and written by George Loane Tucker, and also stars Thomas Meighan and Betty Compson. The film made overnight successes of the three stars, most notably putting Chaney on the map as a character actor.
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Directed by | George Loane Tucker |
Written by | George Loane Tucker (scenario) |
Based on | The Miracle Man (play) by George M. Cohan |
Produced by | George Loane Tucker |
Starring | Thomas Meighan Betty Compson Lon Chaney Joseph J. Dowling J.M. Dumont Lawson Butt(*uncredited) |
Cinematography | Philip E. Rosen Ernest G. Palmer |
Music by | Jacques Grandfi Harry B. Smith(lyrics) |
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Distributed by | Famous Players–Lasky |
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Running time | 8 reels |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Budget | $120,000 |
Box office | $1 million (rentals)[1] |
Paramount remade the film in 1932 also titled The Miracle Man with Hobart Bosworth, Chester Morris, John Wray, and Sylvia Sidney. Today, the majority of the 1919 film is considered lost, with only two fragments, totaling about three minutes, surviving.[2]